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Keyword
to owe
  • to lack
  • to breathe
  • to yawn
Frequency
#1932
Strokes
4
Readings
qiàn100%
Mnemonic
A man 人 yawning ⺈
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
欠qiàn
to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
欠缺qiànquē
to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
拖欠tuōqiàn
in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
亏欠kuīqiàn
to have a deficit; to be in the red; to owe
欠债qiànzhài
to owe a debt; the sum owed
欠佳qiànjiā
suboptimal; subpar; not good enough
欠款qiànkuǎn
to owe a debt; balance due; debts
欠薪qiànxīn
to owe wages; back pay; wages arrears
欠揍qiànzòu
to need a spanking
欠费qiànfèi
to be in arrears; to be out of credit; amount owing
欠条qiàntiáo
IOU; certificate of indebtedness
欠账qiànzhàng
to owe a debt; debt; obligation
欠妥qiàntuǒ
improper; inappropriate; unsatisfactory; inadequate
欠安qiàn'ān
ill (euphemism)
只欠东风zhǐqiàndōngfēng
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
赊欠shēqiàn
to offer credit; credit transaction; to buy or sell on account
欠身qiànshēn
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
欠扁qiànbiǎn
annoying; infuriating; deserving of a good spanking