20 sentences for 窮 (qióng — poor)

1. 这里大多数人都很穷。

   zhè​lǐ dà​duō​shù rén dōu hěn qióng.

   Most of the people here are poor.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 一户穷人家收养了他。

   yī hù qióng rén​jiā shōu​yǎng le tā.

   A poor family adopted him.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 你为什么跟我说你很穷？

   nǐ wèi​shén​me gēn wǒ shuō nǐ hěn qióng?

   Why did you tell me you were poor?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 我看起来很穷吗？

   wǒ kàn​qǐ​lai hěn qióng ma?

   Do I look poor?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 他们是很穷的人。

   tā​men shì hěn qióng de rén.

   They are very poor people.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 是因为我们穷吗？

   shì yīn​wèi wǒ​men qióng ma?

   Is it because we are poor?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

7. 我们再也不穷了。

   wǒ​men zài yě bù qióng le.

   We aren't poor anymore.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 你从来没有穷过。

   nǐ cóng​lái méi​yǒu qióng guo.

   You've never been poor.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

9. 他家里很穷，供不起他上学。

   tā jiā​lǐ hěn qióng, gōng bù​qǐ tā shàng​xué.

   His family is very poor and cannot afford to send him to school.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 我穷了一辈子。

    wǒ qióng le yī bèi​zi.

    I've been poor my whole life.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

11. 穷人越来越穷。

    qióng​rén yuè​lái​yuè qióng.

    The poor are getting poorer.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

12. 他因为家里穷，只好辍学打工。

    tā yīn​wèi jiā​lǐ qióng, zhǐ​hǎo chuò​xué dǎ​gōng.

    Because his family was poor, he had no choice but to drop out of school and work.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 这就是为什么穷人越来越穷。

    zhèi jiù shì wèi​shén​me qióng​rén yuè​lái​yuè qióng.

    That's why the poor get poorer.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

14. 他穷了一辈子。

    tā qióng le yī bèi​zi.

    He has been poor all his life.

    Source: Tatoeba

15. 你们很穷吗？

    nǐ​men hěn qióng ma?

    Are you guys poor?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

16. 我们很穷吗？

    wǒ​men hěn qióng ma?

    Are we poor?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

17. 我也很穷。

    wǒ yě hěn qióng.

    I'm also poor.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

18. 那个穷书生说话总爱带着一股酸气。

    nà​gè qióng shū​shēng shuō​huà zǒng ài dài zhe yī gǔ suān qì.

    That poor scholar always speaks with a pedantic air.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

19. 穷人们到荒野圣取野菜，勉强填饱肚子。

    qióng rén​men dào huāng​yě kū qǔ yě​cài, miǎn​qiǎng tián​bǎo dù​zi.

    The poor went to the wilderness to gather wild vegetables, barely managing to fill their stomachs.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

20. 很多人以为他很穷，但事实上他很有钱。

    hěn​duō rén yǐ​wéi tā hěn qióng, dàn shì​shí​shàng tā hěn yǒu​qián.

    Many people think he is poor, but in fact, he is quite wealthy.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary