[qióng kùn]
poverty-stricken; destitute; in straitened circumstances
live in reduced circumstances
过着比原来穷困的生活
live in a state of extreme poverty
生活在极度穷困中
a country impoverished by war
一个被战争弄得穷困的国家
be reduced to destitution
陷入穷困境地
be pinched with poverty
穷困不堪