to owe, to lack, or to yawn
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 欠 is used in context
1
jīn今
tiān天
de的
tiān天
qì气
zhuàng状
kuàng况
qiàn欠
jiā佳
。
Today's weather condition is not good enough.
2
tā他
xiě写
le了
yì一
zhāng张
qiàn欠
tiáo条
gěi给
wǒ我
。
He wrote an IOU to me.
3
tā他
hái还
yǒu有
yì一
bǐ笔
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
xū需
yào要
huán还
qīng清
。
He still has a debt to pay off.
4
tā他
tuō拖
qiàn欠
le了
fáng房
zū租
。
He is behind on his rent.
5
gōng公
sī司
jīng经
cháng常
tuō拖
qiàn欠
yuán员
gōng工
gōng工
zī资
，
zhè这
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
hěn很
bù不
mǎn满
。
The company often delays paying employees' salaries, which makes everyone very dissatisfied.
6
yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
zhōu周
zhuǎn转
kùn困
nán难
，
zhè这
jiā家
qǐ企
yè业
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō拖
qiàn欠
gōng供
yìng应
shāng商
huò货
kuǎn款
zhǎng长
dá达
sān三
gè个
yuè月
le了
。
Due to cash flow difficulties, this enterprise has been in arrears with payments to suppliers for up to three months.
7
wǒ我
xiě写
le了
yī一
zhāng张
qiàn欠
tiáo条
gěi给
tā他
。
I wrote an IOU to him.
8
tā他
jiè借
le了
qián钱
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
dǎ打
le了
zhāng张
qiàn欠
tiáo条
。
He borrowed money, so he issued an IOU.
9
wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
jiū纠
fēn纷
，
tā他
men们
qiān签
le了
yī一
fèn份
zhèng正
shì式
de的
qiàn欠
tiáo条
。
To avoid disputes, they signed a formal IOU.
10
wǒ我
de的
qiān铅
bǐ笔
hé盒
lǐ里
qiàn欠
quē缺
yī一
zhī支
qiān铅
bǐ笔
。
My pencil case lacks a pencil.
Information
Traditional欠
Radical欠
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1310
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+6B20
CangjieNO
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality