孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng

solitary and impoverished (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34241st word

Definitions

  1. 1. solitary and impoverished (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
孤 gū HSK 6
lonely; lone
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
伶 líng HSK 6
clever; actress; (old) actor
仃 dīng
alone