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Character Decomposition
欠=⺈+人
Etymology
A man 人 yawning ⺈
Meanings
to owe
to lack
(literary) to be deficient in
(bound form) yawn
to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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Words with 欠 77 total
to fall short in one's payments · to lack · to be short of短欠duǎn qiànyawn呵欠hē qiànill (euphemism)欠安qiàn ānto be deficient in · lapse · deficiency欠缺qiàn quēto offer credit · credit transaction · to buy or sell on account赊欠shē qiànin arrears · behind in payments · to default on one's debts拖欠tuō qiànbalance due · small balance still to pay · final remaining debt尾欠wěi qiànyawn哈欠hā qian(coll.) unable to control one's tongue · prone to say sth nasty嘴欠zuǐ qiàn(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of手欠shǒu qiànsuboptimal · subpar · not good enough欠佳qiàn jiāto owe a debt · the sum owed欠债qiàn zhàiimproper · inappropriate · unsatisfactory · inadequate欠妥qiàn tuǒannoying · infuriating · deserving of a good spanking欠扁qiàn biǎn(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face欠抽qiàn chōuto need a spanking欠揍qiàn zòuIOU · certificate of indebtedness欠条qiàn tiáoto owe a debt · balance due · debts欠款qiàn kuǎnto owe wages · back pay · wages arrears欠薪qiàn xīnto be in arrears · to be out of credit · amount owing欠费qiàn fèito owe a debt · debt · obligation欠账qiàn zhàng
Idioms with 欠 2 total Chain
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