赤贫 (chì pín) — destitute; extremely poor

Definition

Examples

• 战乱之后，那个地区陷入了赤贫。
  Zhàn luàn zhī hòu, nà ge dì qū xiàn rù le chì pín.
  After the war, that region fell into utter destitution.
• 他虽然出身赤贫，但通过努力成为了一代大家。
  Tā suī rán chū shēn chì pín, dàn tōng guò nǔ lì chéng wéi le yí dài dà jiā.
  Although he came from an extremely poor background, he became a great master through hard work.
• 扶贫政策极大地改善了赤贫人口的生活。
  Fú pín zhèng cè jí dà dì gǎi shàn le chì pín rén kǒu de shēng huó.
  Poverty alleviation policies have greatly improved the lives of the destitute population.