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贫寒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

贫寒 Usage and Examples

poor; poverty-stricken

他出身贫寒,在同一家公司做了67年的木匠。

He grew up poor and worked as a carpenter for the same company for 67 years.

大人物常常出身贫寒,例如林肯和爱迪生。

Great men have often risen from poverty — Lincoln and Edison, for example.

The characters in 贫寒

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
贫
pín8poor, lacking, deficient
寒
hán12cold, poor, disheartened

More words starting with 贫

  • pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭fù富bù不xué学shē奢Poverty teaches thrift, and wealth teaches extravagance., The poor don't need to learn frugality, nor the rich extravagance.
  • pín贫fá乏meager, poor
  • pín贫sēng僧this poor monk, this humble monk
  • pín贫nóng农poor peasant, poor farmer
  • pín贫nóng农jiā家tíng庭poor peasant family, family of poor peasants
  • pín贫huà化depletion, impoverishment
  • pín贫kùn困poverty
  • pín贫kùn困zhī之rén人poor person, impoverished person
  • pín贫kùn困rén人qún群the poor, poor people
  • pín贫kùn困ér儿tóng童poor children, impoverished children
  • pín贫kùn困dì地qū区Poor areas, Impoverished regions
  • pín贫kùn困xué学zǐ子poor student, disadvantaged student

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Questions about 贫寒

What does 贫寒 mean in Chinese?

贫寒 (pín hán) means “poor; poverty-stricken”.

How do you pronounce 贫寒?

贫寒 is pronounced pín hán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “poor; poverty-stricken” in Chinese?

“poor; poverty-stricken” is 贫寒 (pín hán) in Chinese.

How is 贫寒 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 贫寒, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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