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Meaning of 穷

Pinyin qióng

Radical

穴

Strokes

Definition

exhausted / poor

Usage

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穷窮 qióng 【形】 1. 缺乏财物。 [En.] lacking material wealth; poor. 例: 贫穷; 穷苦; 穷则思变。 2. 处境恶劣。 [En.] being in an adverse situation; difficult circumstances. 例: 穷困; 穷蹙; 穷窘; 穷当益坚。 3. 达到极点。 [En.] reaching an extreme point. 例: 穷目; 穷形尽相; 穷兵黩武。 4. 完了。 [En.] finished; ended. 例: 穷尽; 山穷水尽; 日暮途穷。 5. 推究到极点。 [En.] to investigate to the utmost; to pursue to the limit. 例: 穷物之理; 穷追。穷窮 qióng 【动】 1. 寻根究源。 [En.] to get to the bottom of things. 2. 揭穿。 [En.] to expose. 穷窮 qióng 【名】 1. 终端; 终极。 [En.] end; limit. 2. 缺陷。 [En.] defect. 3. 恶人。 [En.] villain. 4. 通“躬(gōng)”，身体。 [En.] body. 穷窮 qióng 【形】【本义】: 穷尽，完结。【造字法】: 形声。从穴，躬声。 1. 同本义 ([En.] end; limit). 引: 《说文》：穷，极也。 2. 贫穷，缺乏衣食钱财。 [En.] poverty-stricken. 引: 《广雅》：穷，贫也。 3. 边远的。 [En.] out-of-the-way. 引: 陆游《夜读兵书》：孤灯耿霜夕，穷山读兵书。 4. 特指不得志。 [En.] to not have a successful career. 引: 《楚辞·屈原·涉江》：固将愁苦而终穷。 5. 小; 浅。 [En.] small; shallow. 例: 穷径; 穷流。 6. 大。 [En.] great; big. 例: 穷怒; 穷观。 7. 高。 [En.] high. 例: 穷龄; 穷高。 8. 破旧; 破烂。 [En.] worn-out. 例: 穷破。穷窮 qióng 【动】 1. 寻根究源。 [En.] to explore origins. 引: 《易·说卦》：穷理尽性，以至于命。 2. 揭穿。 [En.] to expose. 穷窮 qióng 【名】 1. 终端; 终极。 [En.] endpoint; ultimate. 引: 《荀子》：纵欲而不穷，则民心奋而不可说也。 2. 缺陷。 [En.] defect. 引: 陈亮《酌古论·曹公》：此其为术，犹有所穷。 3. 恶人。 [En.] villain. 引: 《逸周书》：上贤而不穷。 4. 通“躬(gōng)”，身体。 [En.] body. 引: 《仪礼·聘礼》。

回味无穷 huí wèi wú qióng

leaving a rich aftertaste / (fig.) memorable / lingering in memory

穷困 qióng kùn

destitute / wretched poverty

穷奢极欲 qióng shē jí yù

to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

图穷匕见 tú qióng bǐ xiàn

the real intention is revealed in the end

穷寇 qióng kòu

cornered enemy

穷凶极恶 qióng xiōng jí è

fiendish / black-hearted

后患无穷 hòu huàn wú qióng

it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)

日暮途穷 rì mù tú qióng

sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline / at a dead end

穷乡僻壤 qióng xiāng pì rǎng

a remote and desolate place

穷困潦倒 qióng kùn liáo dǎo

down and out / fall on evil days / on the beach / in a state of utter poverty / live a life of poverty / in the grip of poverty / crack up under the strain of poverty / be penniless and frustrated

穷奢极侈 qióng shē jí chǐ

extravagant in the extreme (idiom)

皓首穷经 hào shǒu qióng jīng

A hoary head does research in the classics -- an aged person still learns.

穷人 qióng rén

poor people / the poor

贫穷 pín qióng

poor / impoverished

无穷 wú qióng

endless / boundless / inexhaustible

穷苦 qióng kǔ

impoverished / destitute

层出不穷 céng chū bù qióng

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

无穷的 wú qióng de

infinite / endless

山穷水尽 shān qióng shuǐ jìn

mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line / nowhere to go

穷尽 qióng jìn

to use up / to exhaust / to probe to the bottom / limit / end

无穷小 wú qióng xiǎo

infinitesimal (in calculus) / infinitely small

穷追不舍 qióng zhuī bù shě

at one's heels / run down a convict / in hot pursuit

无穷无尽 wú qióng wú jìn

endless / boundless / infinite

穷光蛋 qióng guāng dàn

poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond

穷追 qióng zhuī

to pursue relentlessly

穷汉 qióng hàn

Poor man

无穷大 wú qióng dà

infinity / infinite / infinitely great

穷竭 qióng jié

to exhaust / to use up

穷极无聊 qióng jí wú liáo

be utterly bored / extreme boredom

穷乏 qióng fá

poverty-stricken / destitute

黔驴技穷 Qián lǘ jì qióng

to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)

穷兵黩武 qióng bīng dú wǔ

to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom) / militaristic / bellicose