Word: 贫乏 (pínfá) Traditional: 貧乏 贫乏 dictionary entry pínfá impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency Full dictionary entry for 贫乏 Example sentences using 贫乏 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 山区的物质生活还很贫乏。 Shānqū de wùzhì shēnghuó hái hěn pínfá. Material life in the mountain areas is still very impoverished. 那时候山区的生活很贫乏。 Nà shíhou shānqū de shēnghuó hěn pínfá. Life in the mountains was very impoverished back then.