拖欠 (tuō qiàn) — to be in arrears, to default on a debt (payment)
Definition
拖欠 (tuōqiàn) means being behind on money owed — salaries, rent, loans — more specific than 拖延, which simply means to delay or procrastinate in general.
verb
to be in arrearsto default on a debt (payment)
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā gōng sī yǐ jīng tuō qiàn yuán gōng sān gè yuè gōng zī le.This company has been in arrears on employee salaries for three months.
- 。Tā yīn wèi tuō qiàn fáng zū bèi fáng dōng gǎn le chū lái.He was kicked out by the landlord for being behind on rent.
- 。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī tuō qiàn nóng mín gōng gōng zī de xíng wéi.The government cracks down on the practice of defaulting on migrant workers' wages.
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