穷困 (qióng kùn) — poverty-stricken, destitute

Definition

Examples

• 那个地区非常穷困，很多人没有工作。
  Nà ge dì qū fēi cháng qióng kùn, hěn duō rén méi yǒu gōng zuò.
  That region is very poverty-stricken; many people don't have jobs.
• 他出身穷困，但靠努力改变了命运。
  Tā chū shēn qióng kùn, dàn kào nǔ lì gǎi biàn le mìng yùn.
  He came from a poverty-stricken background but changed his destiny through hard work.
• 穷困的生活并没有让他失去希望。
  qióng kùn De shēng huó bìng méi yǒu ràng tā shī qù xī wàng.
  A poverty-stricken life did not make him lose hope.