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欠

to owe/to lack/(literary) to be deficient in/(bound form) yawn/to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

qiàn

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

him3

Example sentences

欠 qiàn
他還欠我一百塊錢。
他还欠我一百块钱。

He still owes me one hundred dollars.

賬 / 账 zhàng
他欠了一大筆賬。
他欠了一大笔账。

He owes a large debt.

拖欠 tuōqiàn
公司已經拖欠員工三個月的工資了。
公司已经拖欠员工三个月的工资了。

The company has already been in arrears for three months of the employees' wages.

欠佳 qiànjiā
這份報告內容完整，只是排版稍微欠佳。
这份报告内容完整，只是排版稍微欠佳。

The report is complete, but its layout is slightly below par.

欠缺 qiànquē
他雖然有才華，但欠缺實際工作的經驗。
他虽然有才华，但欠缺实际工作的经验。

Although he has talent, he lacks practical work experience.

呵欠 hēqiàn
熬夜後，她一連打了好幾個呵欠，最後決定先去睡覺。
熬夜后，她一连打了好几个呵欠，最后决定先去睡觉。

After staying up late, she yawned several times and finally decided to go to sleep.

欠債 / 欠债 qiànzhài
他把所有的欠債都還清了。
他把所有的欠债都还清了。

He paid off all his debts.

遲早 / 迟早 chízǎo
欠債遲早要還的。
欠债迟早要还的。

Debts must be paid back sooner or later.

Example Vocabulary

欠

qian4

to owe; to lack; to yawn

哈欠

ha1'qian4

拖欠

tuo1'qian4

to be in arrears; to default on; to owe

欠佳

qian4'jia1

less than ideal; substandard; not very good

欠揍

qian4'zou4

欠缺

qian4'que1

to lack; deficiency; shortcoming

呵欠

he1'qian4

yawn; an act of yawning

打呵欠

da3'he1'qian4

欠債

qian4'zhai4

to owe a debt; debt

欠妥

qian4'tuo3

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