Hanzi
Traditional
窮
Simplified
穷

poor/destitute/to use up/to exhaust/thoroughly/extremely/(coll.) persistently and pointlessly

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

qióng

Bopomofo

ㄑㄩㄥˊ

Jyutping

kung4

Example sentences

窮 / 穷 qióng
雖然他很窮，但他很樂觀。
虽然他很穷，但他很乐观。

Although he is poor, he is optimistic.

貧窮 / 贫穷 pínqióng
雖然家庭背景貧窮，但他從未放棄過學習的機會。
虽然家庭背景贫穷，但他从未放弃过学习的机会。

Although his family background was poor, he never gave up the opportunity to learn.

層出不窮 / 层出不穷 céngchūbùqióng
在這個信息時代，新的科技發明層出不窮。
在这个信息时代，新的科技发明层出不穷。

In this information age, new technological inventions emerge one after another.

無窮 / 无穷 wúqióng
科學家們對探索宇宙充滿了無窮的好奇心。
科学家们对探索宇宙充满了无穷的好奇心。

Scientists are full of boundless curiosity about exploring the universe.

回味 huíwèi
這頓晚餐的味道令人回味無窮。
这顿晚餐的味道令人回味无穷。

The taste of this dinner is endlessly memorable.

Example Vocabulary

窮

qiong2

poor; poverty; exhausted

貧窮

pin2'qiong2

poor; impoverished

其樂無窮

qi2'le4'wu2'qiong2

回味無窮

hui2'wei4'wu2'qiong2

層出不窮

ceng2'chu1'bu4'qiong2

to emerge in an endless stream; to happen one after another

山窮水儘

無窮

wu2'qiong2

infinite; boundless; endless

人窮志短

ren2'qiong2'zhi4'duan3

其樂不窮

受窮

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