Definition

Examples

• 那个地区非常穷困，很多人没有工作。
  Nà ge dìqū fēicháng qióng kùn, hěn duō rén méiyǒu gōngzuò.
  That region is very poverty-stricken; many people don't have jobs.
• 他出身穷困，但靠努力改变了命运。
  Tā chūshēn qióng kùn, dàn kào nǔlì gǎibiàn le mìngyùn.
  He came from a poverty-stricken background but changed his destiny through hard work.
• 穷困的生活并没有让他失去希望。
  qióng kùn de shēnghuó bìng méiyǒu ràng tā shīqù xīwàng.
  A poverty-stricken life did not make him lose hope.