穷二代

窮二代

qióng'èrdài

noun

Meanings

1 children of poor families
2 second-generation poor

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他总说自己是穷二代，什么都得靠自己。

Tā zǒng shuō zìjǐ shì qióng'èrdài, shénme dōu děi kào zìjǐ.

He always says he comes from a poor family and has to do everything on his own.

HSK 5

有人说，穷二代想改变命运，只能靠读书。

Yǒurén shuō, qióng'èrdài xiǎng gǎibiàn mìngyùn, zhǐnéng kào dúshū.

Some say the only way for children of poor families to change their fate is through education.

Tips

usage

One of the X二代 terms of the late 2000s: 富二代 (children of the rich), 官二代 (children of officials) and 穷二代, children of poor families who feel they inherit their parents' lack of chances. Often said with self-mocking irony.

Stroke Order

穷 qióng

二 èr

代 dài