窮苦

穷苦
qióngkǔ
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute

CEDICT

destitute; poverty-stricken

Wiktionary

貧乏困苦。

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Entry Composition

1 窮 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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一窮二白 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
貧乏 pínfá
  1. impoverished
  2. lacking
  3. deficient
  4. limited
  5. meager
  6. impoverishment
  7. lack
  8. deficiency
貧困 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

淪落 lúnluò
  1. to degenerate
  2. impoverished
  3. to fall (into poverty)
  4. to be reduced (to begging)
窘匱 jiǒngkuì
  1. destitute
  2. impoverished
貧窮 pínqióng
  1. poor
  2. impoverished
他贫穷但幸福。

Poor as he is, he is happy.

Source: Tatoeba

赤貧如洗 chìpínrúxǐ
  1. without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. impoverished
貧寒 pínhán
  1. poor
  2. poverty-stricken
  3. impoverished
窮困 qióngkùn
  1. destitute
  2. wretched poverty
窮愁 qióngchóu
  1. destitute
  2. troubled
  3. penniless and full of care
清貧 qīngpín
  1. poor but upright
  2. destitute
窮 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
衣單食薄 yīdānshíbó
  1. thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. destitute
倥傯 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