Chinese Word: 欠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

欠HSK 5

Pinyin: qiàn

English Definition: deficient; to owe; to lack; yawn

Chinese Definition:
①人在疲倦时张口出气：打哈欠。
②身体稍稍向上移动：欠身。
③短少，不够：欠缺。欠安。
④借别人的财物没有还或应当给人的事物还没有给：拖欠。欠账。
⑤短缺。

Antonyms: 还

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 欠

Ideographic:A man 人 yawning ⺈

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Similar Characters: 灾

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拖欠	tuō qiàn	in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
欠缺	qiàn quē	to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
欠款	qiàn kuǎn	to owe a debt; balance due; debts
欠账	qiàn zhàng	to owe a debt; debt; obligation
欠佳	qiàn jiā	suboptimal; subpar; not good enough

1		wǒ 我 qiàn 欠 nǐ 你 yī dùn fàn 一顿饭。 I owe you a meal.
2		tā 他 qiàn 欠 le 了 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱。 He owes a lot of money.
3		tā 他 qiàn 欠 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 jiě shì 解释。 He owes me an explanation.
4		wǒ 我 qiàn 欠 tā 她 yī gè 一个 dào qiàn 道歉。 I owe her an apology.
5		zhè xiàng 这项 gōng zuò 工作 qiàn quē 欠缺 shí jì 实际 jīng yàn 经验。 This job is lacking practical experience.

1		wǒ 我 qiàn 欠 nǐ 你 yī dùn fàn 一顿饭。 I owe you a meal.
2		tā 他 qiàn 欠 le 了 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱。 He owes a lot of money.
3		tā 他 qiàn 欠 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 jiě shì 解释。 He owes me an explanation.
4		wǒ 我 qiàn 欠 tā 她 yī gè 一个 dào qiàn 道歉。 I owe her an apology.
5		zhè xiàng 这项 gōng zuò 工作 qiàn quē 欠缺 shí jì 实际 jīng yàn 经验。 This job is lacking practical experience.