| 1 | 欠 | 欠 | qiàn | qian4 | deficient; to owe; to lack; yawn | | |
| 2 | 欠缺 | 欠缺 | qiàn quē | qian4 que1 | to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency | | |
| 3 | 只欠东风 | 只欠東風 | zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng | zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1 | all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item | | |
| 4 | 拖欠 | 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | tuo1 qian4 | in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts | | |
| 5 | 赊欠 | 賒欠 | shē qiàn | she1 qian4 | to offer credit; credit transaction; to buy or sell on account | | |
| 6 | 欠揍 | 欠揍 | qiàn zòu | qian4 zou4 | to need a spanking | | |
| 7 | 欠账 | 欠賬 | qiàn zhàng | qian4 zhang4 | to owe a debt; debt; obligation | | |
| 8 | 欠债 | 欠債 | qiàn zhài | qian4 zhai4 | to owe a debt; the sum owed | | |
| 9 | 欠薪 | 欠薪 | qiàn xīn | qian4 xin1 | to owe wages; back pay; wages arrears | | |
| 10 | 欠项 | 欠項 | qiàn xiàng | qian4 xiang4 | liabilities; debt | | |
| 11 | 欠妥 | 欠妥 | qiàn tuǒ | qian4 tuo3 | improper; inappropriate; unsatisfactory; inadequate | | |
| 12 | 欠条 | 欠條 | qiàn tiáo | qian4 tiao2 | IOU; certificate of indebtedness | | |
| 13 | 欠身 | 欠身 | qiàn shēn | qian4 shen1 | to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) | | |
| 14 | 欠缺假设 | 欠缺假設 | qiàn quē jiǎ shè | qian4 que1 jia3 she4 | deficit hypothesis (linguistics) | | |
| 15 | 打呵欠 | 打呵欠 | dǎ hē qiàn | da3 he1 qian4 | to yawn | | |
| 16 | 欠款 | 欠款 | qiàn kuǎn | qian4 kuan3 | to owe a debt; balance due; debts | | |
| 17 | 欠佳 | 欠佳 | qiàn jiā | qian4 jia1 | suboptimal; subpar; not good enough | | |
| 18 | 欠费 | 欠費 | qiàn fèi | qian4 fei4 | to be in arrears; to be out of credit; amount owing | | |
| 19 | 欠扁 | 欠扁 | qiàn biǎn | qian4 bian3 | annoying; infuriating; deserving of a good spanking | | |
| 20 | 欠安 | 欠安 | qiàn ān | qian4 an1 | ill (euphemism) | | |
| 21 | 两不相欠 | 兩不相欠 | liǎng bù xiāng qiàn | liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4 | to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven | | |
| 22 | 亏欠 | 虧欠 | kuī qiàn | kui1 qian4 | to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency | | |
| 23 | 互不相欠 | 互不相欠 | hù bù xiāng qiàn | hu4 bu4 xiang1 qian4 | see 两不相欠 | | |
| 24 | 呵欠 | 呵欠 | hē qiàn | he1 qian4 | yawn | | |
| 25 | 概不赊欠 | 概不賒欠 | gài bù shē qiàn | gai4 bu4 she1 qian4 | no credit; cash only (idiom) | | |