貧しい
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Meanings
- poor, needy
- lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate
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He grew up in a poor family.
That village is very poor and there is not even enough food.
I do volunteer work to help people in need.
This region has scarce resources, making economic development difficult.
Her explanation was lacking in content and wasn't very helpful as a reference.
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