Word: 窮 (qióng) poor; destitute

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

Simplified: 穷

Example sentences using 窮 in this sense

15 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

不要因為他窮就看不起他。

Búyào yīnwèi tā qióng jiù kànbùqǐ tā.

Don't look down on him merely because he is poor.
他以前很風光，現在很窮。

Tā yǐqián hěn fēngguāng, xiànzài hěn qióng.

He used to be well-off, but now he is poor.
他們都不窮。

Tāmen dōu bù qióng.

All of them are not poor.
他確實很窮，但是他很幸福。

Tā quèshí hěn qióng, dànshì tā hěn xìngfú.

He is poor, to be sure, but he is happy.
他窮了一輩子。

Tā qióngle yíbèizi.

He has been poor all his life.
他雖然窮，但生活卻過得很快樂。

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

Even though he was poor, he was happy.
他雖然窮，卻很幸福。

Tā suīrán qióng, què hěn xìngfú.

Even though he's poor, he's happy.
你不能因為別人窮就看不起別人。

Nǐ bùnéng yīnwèi biéren qióng jiù kànbùqǐ biéren.

You must not despise someone because they are poor.
她很窮，但卻很快樂。

Tā hěn qióng, dàn què hěn kuàilè.

She is poor, but she looks happy.
她很窮，但是她很快樂。

Tā hěn qióng, dànshì tā hěn kuàilè.

She is poor, but she is happy.
我從前和你一樣窮。

Wǒ cóngqián hé nǐ yíyàng qióng.

I used to be poor like you.
我們從前很窮，但很快樂。

Wǒmen cóngqián hěn qióng, dàn hěn kuàilè.

We were poor, but we were happy.
我們很窮，不過我們過的很快樂。

Wǒmen hěn qióng, búguò wǒmen guò de hěn kuàilè.

We are poor, but we are happy.
我父親很窮並不讓我覺得丟臉。

Wǒ fùqīn hěn qióng bìng búràng wǒ juéde diūliǎn.

I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.
林肯的父母終其一生都很窮。

Línkěn de fùmǔ zhōng qí yìshēng dōu hěn qióng.

Lincoln's parents remained poor all their lives.