食不果腹 shí bù guǒ fù

fig. poverty-stricken

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 52032nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. poverty-stricken
  2. 2. lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
果 guǒ HSK 1
fruit; result; indeed
腹 fù HSK 6
stomach; abdomen; belly