穷苦

窮苦
qióngkǔ
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute

CEDICT

destitute; poverty-stricken

Wiktionary

贫乏困苦。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 穷 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
2 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly

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一穷二白 yīqióngèrbái
  1. impoverished
  2. backward both economically and culturally
凋敝 diāobì
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
  3. hard
  4. depressed (of business)
  5. tattered
  6. ragged
贫乏 pínfá
  1. impoverished
  2. lacking
  3. deficient
  4. limited
  5. meager
  6. impoverishment
  7. lack
  8. deficiency
贫困 pínkùn
  1. impoverished
  2. poverty
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)
窘匮 jiǒngkuì
  1. destitute
  2. impoverished
贫穷 pínqióng
  1. poor
  2. impoverished
他贫穷但幸福。

Poor as he is, he is happy.

Source: Tatoeba

赤贫如洗 chìpínrúxǐ
  1. without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. impoverished
贫寒 pínhán
  1. poor
  2. poverty-stricken
  3. impoverished
穷困 qióngkùn
  1. destitute
  2. wretched poverty
穷愁 qióngchóu
  1. destitute
  2. troubled
  3. penniless and full of care
清贫 qīngpín
  1. poor but upright
  2. destitute
穷 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
窮鼠囓狸。

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

Source: Tatoeba

缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí
  1. short of food and clothing
  2. destitute
衣单食薄 yīdānshíbó
  1. thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. destitute
倥偬 kǒngzǒng
  1. pressing
  2. urgent
  3. poverty-stricken
  4. destitute
困 kùn
  1. to trap
  2. to surround
  3. hard-pressed
  4. stranded
  5. destitute
你困吗？

Are you tired?

Are you sleepy?

Source: Tatoeba