Meaning
exhausted; poor
Chinese: 贫穷，也表示尽头、穷尽。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qiong” becomes a different word in each tone. 穷 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 穷人qióng rénpoor people; the poor
- 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
- 无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìn(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite
- 贫穷pín qióngpoor; impoverished
- 无穷wú qióngendless; boundless; inexhaustible
Example Sentence
他小时候家里很穷。Tā xiǎo shí hou jiā lǐ hěn qióng.His family was very poor when he was young.
他Tāhe小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood家里jiā lǐhome很hěnvery穷qióngpoor。