欠款 (qiàn kuǎn) — (verb-object) to owe money, to be in debt
Definition
欠款 is a verb-object compound: 欠 ('owe') + 款 ('payment/money'). It focuses on the outstanding debt itself rather than the act of borrowing — so it often collocates with 数额, 还清, or legal terms like 起诉.
verb
(verb-object) to owe moneyto be in debt
Examples
- 。Tā qiàn le yì bǐ kuǎn.He owes a sum of money.
- 。Zhè jiā gōng sī qiàn kuǎn hěn duō.This company owes a lot of money.
- 。Tā yīn wèi qiàn kuǎn bèi qǐ sù le.He was sued because of owing money.
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