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。
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Words Containing 欠
in arrears
IOU
to be deficient in
see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liǎng bù xiāng qiàn]
to be even
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
yawn
yawn
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue
balance due
(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
to yawn
suboptimal
to owe a debt
improper
ill (euphemism)
annoying
(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
to need a spanking
to owe a debt
to owe wages
to be in arrears
to owe a debt
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
liabilities
to fall short in one's payments
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
to fall short of
to offer credit