欠

qiàn

to owe; to lack

HSK 3.0 · Level 5 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 verb

Meaning

qiàn qian4

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

Example sentences

wǒ我qiàn欠le了tā他1000Měiyuán美元。

I owed him a thousand dollars.
wǒ我qiàn欠tā他1000Měiyuán美元。

I owe him 1,000 dollars.
wǒ我qiàn欠tā她10Měiyuán美元。

I owe ten dollars to her.
wǒ我zhīdào知道wǒ我qiàn欠nǐ你qián钱。

I know I owe you money.

HSK words with 欠

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