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人穷志短

rénqióngzhìduǎn

Traditional: 人窮志短

poor and with low expectations / poverty stunts ambition

Character Breakdown

人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4
志
zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
HSK 4
短
duǎn
brief, short; deficient, lacking
HSK 3

Additional Information

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