一窮二白 yī qióng èr bái

DEFINITIONS

  1. impoverished
  2. backward both economically and culturally

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
二 èr
HSK 1
two; twice
白 bái
HSK 2
white; pure, unblemished; bright