poor · impoverished

pín qióng

p+ín·2nd toneq+ióng·2nd tone

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Beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, strong, and weak are examples of adjectives.

美丽、丑陋、富有、贫穷、强壮和虚弱都是形容词。

I prefer being poor to being rich.

我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。

Poor as he is, he is happy.

他贫穷但幸福。

I've had enough of your anti-science poverty.

我受够了你的反科学贫穷。

The family is too poor to pay back the debts.

这个家庭非常贫穷以至于无法偿还贷款。

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