privation in Chinese
privation in Chinese is 貧窮 — privation means the lack or loss of a quality that something used to have, or should properly have.
privation in Chinese
貧窮
Pronounced: pín qióng
The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
What does "privation" mean?
- noun The lack or loss of a quality that something used to have, or should properly have.
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noun Severe poverty, in which a person goes without life's basic needs.
"Mr. McCarthy wrote for many years in relative obscurity and privation."
- noun The act of taking away someone's basic necessities.
- noun The lowering in rank or removal of someone from a position they hold.
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- Mr. McCarthy wrote for many years in relative obscurity and privation.
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What is "privation" in Chinese?
"privation" in Chinese is 貧窮. privation means: The lack or loss of a quality that something used to have, or should properly have.
How do you pronounce 貧窮?
"privation" in Chinese is 貧窮, pronounced "pín qióng".
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