What does 贫乏 mean in Chinese?
贫乏 (pínfá) means impoverished.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
贫乏
impoverished
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
impoverished
02
lacking
03
deficient
04
limited
05
meager
06
impoverishment
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 贫乏
How do you pronounce 贫乏?
贫乏 is pronounced pínfá.
Is 贫乏 an HSK word?
贫乏 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 贫乏?
贫乏 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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