Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 贫穷
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
贫困pínkùnimpoverished; poverty
层出不穷céngchū-bùqióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
贫乏pínfáimpoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency
无穷wúqióngendless; boundless; inexhaustible
无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìnendless; boundless; infinite