饥寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò

in desperate poverty; beset by hunger and cold (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 32704th word

Definitions

  1. 1. in desperate poverty
  2. 2. beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
  3. 3. starving and freezing

Characters

Character Meaning
饥 jī HSK 6
variant of 飢jī; hungry
寒 hán HSK 4
cold; poor; to tremble
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver
迫 pò HSK 5
to force; to compel; urgent