欠

qiàn

“To owe” in Chinese is 欠 (qiàn).

Other characters with the syllable qian: see all 17 →

Meaning

to owe
to lack
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to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
(literary) to be deficient in

Example

我用欠条来结账。

From 欠条 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 欠

欠缺qiànquēto be deficient inHSK 7-9 欠条qiàntiáoIOUHSK 7-9 拖欠tuōqiànin arrearsHSK 7-9

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