拖欠 (tuō qiàn) — to be in arrears, to default on a debt (payment)

Definizione

Esempi

• 这家公司已经拖欠员工三个月工资了。
  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.
• 他因为拖欠房租被房东赶了出来。
  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.
• 政府严厉打击拖欠农民工工资的行为。
  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.