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— meaning in English

qióng

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English meaning

  • deprived adj Lacking the basic necessities or comforts most people have; disadvantaged.
  • impoverish verb To make poor.
  • narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.

Senses

穷 is used for these senses in English:

  • deprived Subject to deprivation; poor.
  • impoverish (transitive) To make poor.
  • narrow (dated) Limited as to means; straitened

impoverish — full definition

  1. verb To make poor.
  2. verb To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
  3. verb To become poor.

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