Chinese word dictionary

哭穷

kū qióng · to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor

Practice word

Word information

Simplified哭穷

Traditional哭窮

Pinyinkū qióng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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哭kū

to weep, to cry, to wail

穷qióng

poor, destitute; to exhaust

How to learn 哭穷

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Words with the same characters

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哭kū

to cry; to weep

穷qióng

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

层出不穷céngchū-bùqióng

more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)

哭泣kūqì

to weep

哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears

贫穷pínqióng

poor; impoverished