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欠

qiàn

owe, lack, be deficient; Kangxi radical 76

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Example sentences

  • 我欠你这么多。

    Wǒ qiàn nǐ zhè me duō

    I owe you so much.

  • 你欠我一个人情。

    Nǐ qiàn wǒ yī gè rén qíng

    You owe me a favor.

  • 我欠了很多钱。

    Wǒ qiàn le hěn duō qián

    I owe a lot of money.

  • 她欠你多少？

    Tā qiàn nǐ duō shao

    How much does she owe you?

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Words containing 欠

  • 欠qiàn 4to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
  • 拖欠tuō qiàn 1–4 in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
  • 欠缺qiàn quē 4–1 to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
  • 欠条qiàn tiáo 4–2 IOU; certificate of indebtedness