饥寒交迫 (jī hán jiāo pò) — suffering from hunger and cold; poverty-stricken

Definition

Examples

• 在旧社会，许多穷人过着饥寒交迫的生活。
  Zài jiù shè huì, xǔ duō qióng rén guò zhe jī hán jiāo pò de shēng huó.
  In the old society, many poor people lived a life of hunger and cold.
• 那个难民家庭饥寒交迫，急需救助。
  Nà ge nàn mín jiā tíng jī hán jiāo pò, jí xū jiù zhù.
  That refugee family is suffering from hunger and cold and urgently needs help.
• 小说描写了农民饥寒交迫的悲惨处境。
  Xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le nóng mín jī hán jiāo pò de bēi cǎn chǔ jìng.
  The novel depicts the miserable situation of peasants suffering from hunger and cold.