qióng

Definitions

  1. 1. poor
  2. 2. destitute
  3. 3. to use up
  4. 4. to exhaust
  5. 5. thoroughly
  6. 6. extremely
  7. 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

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Example Sentences

我们都是穷人。

Wǒmen dōu shì qióngrén.

We are all poor.

我很穷,买不起名牌包包。

Wǒ hěn qióng, mǎi bù qǐ míngpái bāobāo.

I'm very poor, I cannot afford luxury brand bags.

因为穷,所以我要打两份工作。

Yīnwèi qióng, suǒyǐ wǒ yào dǎ liǎng fèn gōngzuò.

Because I am poor I must work two jobs.