穷

The character "穷" has 7 strokes. "穷" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "穷" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "穷" are "qióng" . View the stroke order of "穷">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "穷"

adj.: having an end/a limit; in trouble; without any way out; poor; poverty-stricken; penniless; destitute; indigent; necessitous; difficult to access; remote

adv.: most; extremely; utterly; thoroughly; exhaustively; completely; despite sb's difficult conditions

v.: completely look into; thoroughly examine/investigate/enquire; use up; exhaust

• in trouble : 处于困境中
• poor : adj.穷的；贫穷的；贫困的；糟糕的；不理想的；差的；劣的；可怜的；值得同情的；贫乏的
• poverty-stricken : adj.贫困不堪的；极度贫穷的；赤贫的
• penniless : adj.身无分文的；一贫如洗的
• destitute : adj.赤贫的；无生活必需品的；没有的
• indigent : adj.贫穷的；贫困的
• necessitous : adj.贫困的
• remote : adj.远的；遥远的；渺茫的；年代久远的；边远的；偏僻的；遥控的；远亲关系的；没多大联系的；关系不密切的
• most : det. & pro.最大的；最高程度的；大多数的；几乎全部的
• extremely : adv.非常；极端地；极其；很
• utterly : adv.完全地；彻底地；十足地；全然
• thoroughly : adv.彻底地；非常；完全地
• exhaustively : adv.用尽一切地
• completely : adv.完全地；全部地；彻底地
• use up : 用完, 耗尽
• exhaust : v.使精疲力竭；用完；用光；耗尽；排放；排出；详尽无遗地论述

Form words with "穷"

Example phrases using "穷"

• 他一辈子没受过穷，真有福气。

  He has had the good fortune to be free from poverty all his life.

• 他们穷是穷，但还不至于借债。

  They were poor, but not to the point of taking out a loan.

• 他瞧不起所有比他穷的人。

  He acted high-hat towards anyone poorer than he.

• 她死爱面子，喜欢穷摆阔。

  She is very vain and likes to put on a show of wealth.

• 他宁可穷一辈子，也不想离开他们的小村。

  He’d rather stay poor all his life than to leave his village.

• 那个穷山村今非昔比，家家都看上电视了。

  That poor mountain village is no longer what it used to be. Every household has a TV set now.

• 女管家对来访的穷侄女很无礼。

  The housekeeper was abrupt with the poor visitant niece.

• 穷极了的村庄。

  [as adj.]dirt-poor villages.

• 我一点也不穷。

  I'm not poor by any means.

• 我们一直就是穷而已

  We were never anything but poor