What does 贫苦 mean in Chinese?

贫苦 (pín kǔ) means "poverty-stricken; poor" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 贫苦?

贫苦 is pronounced "pín kǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

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

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

You can practice writing 贫苦 using our stroke order tool.

贫苦

pín kǔ

poverty-stricken; poor

Traditional: 貧苦

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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