穷

虽然他家很穷，但他很努力学习。

Suīrán tā jiā hěn qióng, dàn tā hěn nǔlì xuéxí.

Although his family is very poor, he studies hard.

穷并不可怕，可怕的是没有志气。

Qióng bìng bù kěpà, kěpà de shì méiyǒu zhìqì.

Poverty is not scary; what's scary is a lack of ambition.

这个地区以前很穷，现在发展得很好。

Zhège dìqū yǐqián hěn qióng, xiànzài fāzhǎn de hěn hǎo.

This region was once very poor, but now it develops well.