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穷困

qióng kùn

2-character word Traditional 窮困

What 穷困 means

1. destitute
2. wretched poverty

The characters in 穷困

• 穷qióngpoor; destitute; to use up
• 困kùnto trap; to surround; hard-pressed

Example sentences

• 他年轻的时候穷困潦倒。
  Tā niánqīng de shíhou qióngkùn liǎodǎo.
  He was terribly poor when he was young.

Words starting with 穷困

• 穷困潦倒qióng kùn liáo dǎo(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

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