欠 (qiàn) — to owe (money, debt, favor, apology); to lack, to be deficient in; (formal) to raise slightly (a part of one's body, e.g. 欠身)
Definition
欠 covers two main senses: to owe (money, an apology — 债 debt is the noun form) and to be short of something (similar to 亏's 'deficient' sense, but 欠 is the more common everyday verb).
verb
to owe (money, debt, favor, apology)to lackto be deficient in(formal) to raise slightly (a part of one's body, e.g. 欠身)
Examples
- 欠。Tā hái qiàn wǒ wǔ bǎi kuài qián méi hái.He still owes me five hundred yuan and hasn't paid it back.
- 欠。Zhè ge jì huà hái qiàn yì xiē xì jié.This plan still lacks some details.
- 欠欠。Tā zhàn qǐ lái shí wēi wēi qiàn le qiàn shēn.He slightly raised his body when standing up.
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