貧
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pín · poor, needy, impoverished

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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 貧

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Example sentences

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Nà shì , tā shì gè pín qióng de wǔ zhě.那是, 她是個貧窮的舞者。

That is, she is a poor dancer.

Source: Tatoeba #780357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn duō pín qióng de xué shēng dé dào zhù xué jīn.很多貧窮的学生得到助学金。

Many poor students are given bursaries.

Source: Tatoeba #1214444 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài mò xī gē yǒu hěn duō pín mín kū.在墨西哥有很多貧民窟。

There are many shantytowns in Mexico.

Source: Tatoeba #4953631 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù yīn pín qióng ér gǎn dào xiū kuì.他不因貧窮而感到羞愧。

He is not ashamed of being poor.

Source: Tatoeba #889641 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quán shì jiè méi yǒu yí gè dì fāng méi yǒu pín qióng.全世界沒有一個地方沒有貧窮。

There is nowhere in the whole world without poverty.

Source: Tatoeba #771038 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi yí gè rén duì shì qíng de kàn fǎ bù tóng shì yī jù tā mén shì fù yǒu huán shì pín qióng.每一個人對事情的看法不同是依據他們是富有還是貧窮。

A person views things differently according to whether they are rich or poor.

Source: Tatoeba #922373 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 貧 in context

  1. Say pín, then recall the core meaning: poor, needy, impoverished.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 貧 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.