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MEANING/意义

一贫如洗

EXAMPLES/列句

他小时候家里一贫如洗，父母供不起他上学。

tā xiǎo shí hou jiā lǐ yì pín rú xǐ ，fù mǔ gōng bù qǐ tā shàng xué .

His family was so poor during his childhood that his parents could not afford to send him to school.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	他	tā	he，him; another，other; everyone; meaningless mock object
2.	小时候	xiǎo shí hou	childhood
3.	家里	jiā lǐ	home
4.	一贫如洗	yì pín rú xǐ	without any money，penniless，as poor as a church mouse
5.	父母	fù mǔ	parents
6.	供	gōng	offer，supply; to provide convenience or support
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