Definition

Examples

• 他出身贫寒，完全靠自己的努力考上了大学。
  Tā chūshēn pín hán，wánquán kào zìjǐ de nǔlì kǎo shàng le dàxué.
  He came from a poverty-stricken family and got into university entirely through his own effort.
• 那个偏远山区的孩子因为家境贫寒而上不起学。
  Nà ge piānyuǎn shānqū de háizi yīnwèi jiājìng pín hán ér shàngbùqǐ xué.
  Children in that remote mountain area can't afford school because their families are destitute.
• 虽然生活贫寒，但这一家人始终保持乐观。
  Suīrán shēnghuó pín hán，dàn zhè yì jiā rén shǐzhōng bǎochí lèguān.
  Although they lived in poverty, this family always remained optimistic.