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贫寒

pín hán

2-character word Traditional 貧寒

What 贫寒 means

1. poor
2. poverty-stricken
3. impoverished

The characters in 贫寒

• 贫pínpoor; inadequate; deficient
• 寒háncold; poor; to tremble

Example sentences

• 我出身贫寒。
  Wǒ chūshēn pínhán.
  I grew up in a poor family.

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