一穷二白 yī qióng èr bái

impoverished; backward both economically and culturally

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 42034th word

Definitions

  1. 1. impoverished
  2. 2. backward both economically and culturally

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
穷 qióng HSK 4
poor; destitute; thoroughly
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure