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欠条 (qiàn tiáo): IOU / promissory note (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

欠条 consists of 2 characters.

yawn; owe; be behind with

twig, slender branch, strip, item

Word Info

Pinyinqiàn tiáo

MeaningIOU / promissory note

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word欠条

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 欠条.

Words with 欠

拖欠tuō qiànHSK 7-9
欠缺qiàn quēHSK 7-9
赊欠shēqiàn

Words with 条

面条儿miàn tiáo rHSK 1
面条miàn tiáoHSK 2
条件tiáo jiànHSK 4
油条yóu tiáoHSK 5
苗条miáo tiáoHSK 5
便条biàn tiáoHSK 6
条款tiáo kuǎnHSK 6
条理tiáo lǐHSK 6

3.

How to Use 欠条 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 欠条 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith张

yī一

zhāng张

qiàn欠

tiáo条

neutral

an IOU

Verb + Object

xiě写

qiàn欠

tiáo条

neutral

write an IOU

Adjective + Nounwith有效

yǒu有

xiào效

qiàn欠

tiáo条

4.

Example Sentences with 欠条

wǒ我

xiě写

le了

yī一

zhāng张

qiàn欠

tiáo条

gěi

dǎ打

qiàn欠

tiáo条

informalSpoken

issue an IOU

formal

Written

valid IOU

给

tā他

。

I wrote an IOU to him.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yǒu有

qiàn欠

tiáo条

zài在

shǒu手

，

tā他

réng仍

duì对

néng能

fǒu否

shōu收

huí回

jiè借

kuǎn款

xīn心

cún存

yí疑

lǜ虑

。

Despite holding the IOU, he still has doubts about whether he can recover the loan.

zhè这

fèn份

jīng经

guò过

gōng公

zhèng证

de的

qiàn欠

tiáo条

，

zài在

fǎ法

lǜ律

shàng上

jù具

yǒu有

chōng充

fèn分

de的

yuē约

shù束

lì力

。

This notarized promissory note is fully legally binding.

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.

nǐ你

shàng上

cì次

jiè借

wǒ我

de的

nà那

bǐ笔

qián钱

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

hái还

méi没

xiě写

qiàn欠

tiáo条

？

Didn't you forget to write an IOU for the money you borrowed from me last time?

wǒ我

men们

zhī之

jiān间

shì是

chún纯

cuì粹

de的

xìn信

rèn任

，

gēn根

běn本

bù不

xū需

yào要

dǎ打

shén什

me么

qiàn欠

tiáo条

。

There is pure trust between us, so we don't need to write any IOU at all.

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.

lǎo老

wáng王

，

shàng上

cì次

jù聚

cān餐

wǒ我

diàn垫

fù付

de的

qián钱

，

nǐ你

fāng方

biàn便

shí时

bǔ补

gè个

qiàn欠

tiáo条

gěi给

wǒ我

ba吧

。

Lao Wang, could you write me an IOU for the money I advanced at the last dinner when it's convenient?