贫瘠

tǔ rǎng pín jí

土壤贫瘠

impoverished soil

shān qū pín jí

山区贫瘠

barren mountain area

zhè kuài dì tài pín jí wú fǎ zhǎng chū zhuāng jia

这块地太贫瘠，无法长出庄稼。

The farmland is too poor to produce crops.

tǔ rǎng zhè yàng pín jí zhí wù néng huò dé zú gòu de yǎng fèn ma

土壤这样贫瘠，植物能获得足够的养分吗？

Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?

péng you wèn nóng fū dàng shí wèi shén me bǎ shù zāi zài zhè me pín jí de dì fang

朋友问农夫当时为什么把树栽在这么贫瘠的地方。

Friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.