Word: 穷 (qióng) poor; destitute

These are the example sentences using 穷 in the sense poor; destitute. Every sentence using 穷 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

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Example sentences using 穷 in this sense

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不要因为他穷就看不起他。

Búyào yīnwèi tā qióng jiù kànbùqǐ tā.

Don't look down on him merely because he is poor.
他以前很风光，现在很穷。

Tā yǐqián hěn fēngguāng, xiànzài hěn qióng.

He used to be well-off, but now he is poor.
他们都不穷。

Tāmen dōu bù qióng.

All of them are not poor.
他确实很穷，但是他很幸福。

Tā quèshí hěn qióng, dànshì tā hěn xìngfú.

He is poor, to be sure, but he is happy.
他穷了一辈子。

Tā qióngle yíbèizi.

He has been poor all his life.
他虽然穷，但生活却过得很快乐。

Tā suīrán qióng, dàn shēnghuó què guò de hěn kuàilè.

Even though he was poor, he was happy.
他虽然穷，却很幸福。

Tā suīrán qióng, què hěn xìngfú.

Even though he's poor, he's happy.
你不能因为别人穷就看不起别人。

Nǐ bùnéng yīnwèi biéren qióng jiù kànbùqǐ biéren.

You must not despise someone because they are poor.
她很穷，但却很快乐。

Tā hěn qióng, dàn què hěn kuàilè.

She is poor, but she looks happy.
她很穷，但是她很快乐。

Tā hěn qióng, dànshì tā hěn kuàilè.

She is poor, but she is happy.
我从前和你一样穷。

Wǒ cóngqián hé nǐ yíyàng qióng.

I used to be poor like you.
我们从前很穷，但很快乐。

Wǒmen cóngqián hěn qióng, dàn hěn kuàilè.

We were poor, but we were happy.
我们很穷，不过我们过的很快乐。

Wǒmen hěn qióng, búguò wǒmen guò de hěn kuàilè.

We are poor, but we are happy.
我父亲很穷并不让我觉得丢脸。

Wǒ fùqīn hěn qióng bìng búràng wǒ juéde diūliǎn.

I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.
林肯的父母终其一生都很穷。

Línkěn de fùmǔ zhōng qí yìshēng dōu hěn qióng.

Lincoln's parents remained poor all their lives.