How to write 欠

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 欠

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Meaning of 欠

Pinyin qiàn

Radical

欠

Strokes

Definition

deficient / owe / to lack / yawn

Usage

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呵欠 hē qiàn

yawn

打呵欠 dǎ hē qiàn

to yawn

欠妥 qiàn tuǒ

improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate

拖欠 tuō qiàn

in arrears / behind in payments / to default on one's debts

欠揍 qiàn zòu

to need a spanking

欠缺 qiàn quē

to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency

欠债 qiàn zhài

to owe a debt / the sum owed

积欠 jī qiàn

have one's debts piling up

欠款 qiàn kuǎn

to owe a debt / balance due / debts

欠身 qiàn shēn

to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)

欠安 qiàn ān

ill (euphemism)

打哈欠 dǎ hā qiàn

yawn

欠账 qiàn zhàng

to owe a debt / debt / obligation

欠税 qiàn shuì

owing taxes / outstanding tax

欠缴 qiàn jiǎo

arrears / default of payment

清欠 qīng qiàn

clear up defaults

缺欠 quē qiàn

imperfection / defect / shortcoming

赊欠 shē qiàn

to offer credit / credit transaction / to buy or sell on account

欠条 qiàn tiáo

IOU / certificate of indebtedness

只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

欠佳 qiàn jiā

suboptimal / subpar / not good enough

亏欠 kuī qiàn

to fall short of / to have a deficit / deficit / deficiency