[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。