Word: 贫穷 (pínqióng) Traditional: 貧窮 贫穷 dictionary entry pínqióng poor; impoverished Full dictionary entry for 贫穷 Example sentences using 贫穷 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他不因贫穷而感到羞愧。 Tā bù yīn pínqióng ér gǎndào xiūkuì. He is not ashamed of being poor. 他贫穷但幸福。 Tā pínqióng dàn xìngfú. Poor as he is, he is happy. 全世界没有一个地方没有贫穷。 Quánshìjiè méiyǒu yí gè dìfāng méiyǒu pínqióng. There is nowhere in the whole world without poverty. 我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。 Wǒ gèng yuànyì pínqióng ér bú shì fùyù. I prefer being poor to being rich. 由于贫穷，他们不得不拼命工作。 Yóuyú pínqióng, tāmen bùdébù pīnmìng gōngzuò. Seeing as they're poor, they've no choice but to work their hardest.