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

定義

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)

例文

  • 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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