人穷志短 rén qióng zhì duǎn

poverty stunts ambition; poor and with low expectations

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. poverty stunts ambition
  2. 2. poor and with low expectations

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
穷 qióng HSK 4
poor; destitute; thoroughly
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack