help the poor

impoverished

escape from poverty

lacking ⇒ 自然资源贫乏 zìrán zīyuán pínfá → lacking in natural resources

( 方 ) garrulous

impoverished

( 书 ) impoverished

the poor pl

poor

poor ⇒ 贫穷是造成犯罪的原因之一。 Pínqióng shì zàochéng fànzuì de yuányīn zhī yī. → Poverty is one of the causes of crime.

poverty-stricken

utterly destitute ⇒ 一个从赤贫走向成功的商业奇才 yī gè cóng chìpín zǒu xiàng chénggōng de shāngyè qícái → a commercial genius who rose from utter destitution to success

slums pl

rob the rich to give to the poor