欠

Pinyin: qiàn

to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn

Example sentence

你欠我钱。

Nǐ qiàn wǒ qián.

You owe me money.

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What 欠 means

欠 (qiàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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