"欠" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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(Bushou)		 欠
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Pinyin qian4
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Sijiao 2780.2
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欠 qiàn to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
Results beginning with 欠
欠缺 qiàn quē to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency
欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts
欠佳 qiàn jiā suboptimal / subpar / not good enough
欠费 qiàn fèi to be in arrears / to be out of credit / amount owing
欠身 qiàn shēn to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
欠债 qiàn zhài to owe a debt / the sum owed
欠薪 qiàn xīn to owe wages / back pay / wages arrears
欠扁 qiàn biǎn annoying / infuriating / deserving of a good spanking
欠条 qiàn tiáo IOU / certificate of indebtedness
欠账 qiàn zhàng to owe a debt / debt / obligation
欠妥 qiàn tuǒ improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate
欠安 qiàn ān ill (euphemism)
欠抽 qiàn chōu (coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
欠项 qiàn xiàng liabilities / debt
欠揍 qiàn zòu to need a spanking
欠发达国家  less-developed countries
Approximate Results for 欠
拖欠 tuō qiàn in arrears / behind in payments / to default on one's debts
哈欠 hā qian yawn
呵欠 hē qiàn yawn
亏欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe
赊欠 shē qiàn to offer credit / credit transaction / to buy or sell on account
短欠 duǎn qiàn to fall short in one's payments / to lack / to be short of
手欠 shǒu qiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
尾欠 wěi qiàn balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt
嘴欠 zuǐ qiàn (coll.) unable to control one's tongue / prone to say sth nasty
打哈欠 dǎ hā qian to yawn
打呵欠 dǎ hē qiàn to yawn
只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
互不相欠 hù bù xiāng qiàn see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4]
两不相欠 liǎng bù xiāng qiàn to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven
拖欠状态 tuō qiàn zhuàng tài nonaccrual status
拖欠的分摊会费  arrears of assessed contributions
拖欠的应收账款  receivables in arrears
对拖欠款提供贷款  loan into arrears
万事皆备，只欠东风 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
万事俱备，只欠东风 wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
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