| 自养 | zi4 yang3 | self-sustaining |
| 经济地 | jing1 ji4 di5 | economically |
| 弱势群体 | ruo4 shi4 qun2 ti3 | the dispossessed |
| 节俭地 | jie2 jian3 di5 | economically |
| 节约地 | jie2 yue1 di5 | economically |
| 经济发达 | jing1 ji4 fa1 da2 | economically developed |
| 经济落后 | jing1 ji4 luo4 hou4 | economically backward |
| 一穷二白 | yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2 | impoverished |