What does 穷苦 mean in Chinese?

穷苦 (qióng kǔ) means "impoverished; destitute" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 穷苦?

穷苦 is pronounced "qióng kǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

穷苦 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

穷苦 is made up of the characters 穷, 苦. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 穷苦 using our stroke order tool.

穷苦

qióng kǔ

impoverished; destitute

Traditional: 窮苦

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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