Usage of the character 欠
qiàn
欠
[欠]
- to owe
- to lack
- (literary) to be deficient in
- (bound form) yawn
- to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
qiàn'ān
欠安
[欠安]
- ill (euphemism)
qiànzhài
欠债
[欠債]
- to owe a debt
- the sum owed
qiànzhàng
欠账
[欠賬]
- to owe a debt
- debt
- obligation
qiànxiàng
欠项
[欠項]
- liabilities
- debt
qiànfèi
欠费
[欠費]
- to be in arrears
- to be out of credit
- amount owing
tuōqiàn
拖欠
[拖欠]
- in arrears
- behind in payments
- to default on one's debts
qiànzòu
欠揍
[欠揍]
- to need a spanking
qiàntuǒ
欠妥
[欠妥]
- improper
- inappropriate
- unsatisfactory
- inadequate
kuīqiàn
亏欠
[虧欠]
- to have a deficit; to be in the red
- to owe
qiànxīn
欠薪
[欠薪]
- to owe wages
- back pay
- wages arrears
qiàntiáo
欠条
[欠條]
- IOU
- certificate of indebtedness
qiànbiǎn
欠扁
[欠扁]
- annoying
- infuriating
- deserving of a good spanking
qiànchōu
欠抽
[欠抽]
- (coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
hēqiàn
呵欠
[呵欠]
- yawn
shēqiàn
赊欠
[賒欠]
- to offer credit
- credit transaction
- to buy or sell on account
qiànshēn
欠身
[欠身]
- to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
zuǐqiàn
嘴欠
[嘴欠]
- (coll.) unable to control one's tongue
- prone to say sth nasty
shǒuqiàn
手欠
[手欠]
- (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
qiànkuǎn
欠款
[欠款]
- to owe a debt
- balance due
- debts
wěiqiàn
尾欠
[尾欠]
- balance due
- small balance still to pay
- final remaining debt
qiànquē
欠缺
[欠缺]
- to be deficient in
- lapse
- deficiency
hāqian
哈欠
[哈欠]
- yawn
qiànjiā
欠佳
[欠佳]
- suboptimal
- subpar
- not good enough
duǎnqiàn
短欠
[短欠]
- to fall short in one's payments
- to lack
- to be short of
dǎhāqian
打哈欠
[打哈欠]
- to yawn
dǎhēqiàn
打呵欠
[打呵欠]
- to yawn
hùbùxiāngqiàn
互不相欠
[互不相欠]
- see 兩不相欠／两不相欠 (liǎngbùxiāngqiàn)
zhǐqiàndōngfēng
只欠东风
[只欠東風]
- all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
liǎngbùxiāngqiàn
两不相欠
[兩不相欠]
- to be even
- to be quits
- to be even-steven
wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
万事俱备，只欠东风
[萬事俱備，只欠東風]
- lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
- fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
wànshìjiēbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng
万事皆备，只欠东风
[萬事皆備，只欠東風]
- everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
- lacking only one tiny crucial item
- also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風／万事俱备，只欠东风