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欠
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Definitions
- 1. to owe
- 2. to lack
- 3. (literary) to be deficient in
- 4. (bound form) yawn
- 5. to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
Example Sentences
1 shownTom 欠 Mary三十元。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 欠
to be in arrears
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
to be deficient in
balance due
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue
see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liǎng bù xiāng qiàn]
to owe wages
(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
in arrears
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
liabilities
(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
IOU
to be even
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
to fall short of
annoying
to fall short in one's payments
to owe a debt
ill (euphemism)
suboptimal
to owe a debt
to yawn
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
improper
yawn
yawn
to offer credit
to need a spanking
to owe a debt