[pín qióng]
poor; needy; impoverished; privation
poor and backward state
贫穷落后的面貌
plead poverty as one's excuse
以贫穷作为借口
Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.
他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
Poverty is a stimulus to industry.
贫穷能使人勤劳。