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qióng
adj./adv. poor, penniless; (spoken) despite sb's difficult conditions
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Other meanings
[qióng]   char. having an end; extremely; exhaustively; thoroughly; use up; in trouble
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'穷' is part of the following simplified words:
 䓖
'穷' is part of the following traditional words:
 藭

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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pín qióng
adj. poor
qióng rén
n. the poor, poor people
qióng dà fang
phr. (informal) show generosity beyond one's means
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zhè wèi lǎo rén suī rán hěn qióng, dàn shì shēng huó de hěn kuài lè .
phr. This old man is very poor, but he lives a very happy life.