凋敝

diāobì
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
  3. hard
  4. depressed (of business)
  5. tattered
  6. ragged

CEDICT

destitute; in difficult circumstances; decaying

Wiktionary

衰败困苦。《史记．卷一二二．酷吏传．尹齐传》：「上以为能，迁为中尉，吏民益凋敝。」也作「凋弊」、「彫敝」。

重編國語辭典

衰败困苦

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 凋 diāo withered
2 敝 bì
  1. my (polite)
  2. poor
  3. ruined
  4. shabby
  5. worn out
  6. defeated

Containing this entry

民生凋敝 mínshēngdiāobì the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

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他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？

How did he make his living in such poverty?

Source: Tatoeba

沦落 lúnluò
  1. to degenerate
  2. impoverished
  3. to fall (into poverty)
  4. to be reduced (to begging)
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