国弱民穷 guó ruò mín qióng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)

CHARACTERS

国 guó
HSK 1
nation, country, nation-state
弱 ruò
HSK 5
weak; fragile, delicate
民 mín
HSK 4
people, subjects, citizens
穷 qióng
HSK 4
poor, destitute, impoverished