贫苦 (pín kǔ) — poverty-stricken, destitute

Definition

Examples

• 他从小生活在贫苦的家庭里。
  Tā cóng xiǎo shēng huó zài pín kǔ de jiā tíng lǐ.
  He grew up in a poverty-stricken family.
• 那个地区非常贫苦，很多人吃不饱。
  Nà ge dì qū fēi cháng pín kǔ, hěn duō rén chī bù bǎo.
  That area is very destitute; many people don't have enough to eat.
• 政府帮助贫苦的农民改善生活。
  Zhèng fǔ bāng zhù pín kǔ de nóng mín gǎi shàn shēng huó.
  The government helps poverty-stricken farmers improve their lives.