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欠 qiàn

to owe; to lack

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4
Level
HSK 5
Type
Ideograph
Made of 人 ⿱⺈人

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  1. 他还欠我一百块钱。
    Tā hái qiàn wǒ yìbǎi kuài qián.
    He still owes me one hundred yuan.
    he still owe me one-hundred dollar money
  2. 你欠银行多少钱？
    Nǐ qiàn yínháng duōshao qián?
    How much money do you owe the bank?
    you owe bank how-much money (question)
  3. 请尽快还清你欠的钱。
    Qǐng jǐnkuài huánqīng nǐ qiàn de qián.
    Please pay off the money you owe as soon as possible.
    please as-soon-as-possible pay-off-clear you owe (particle) money
  4. 他没有欠任何人钱。
    Tā méiyǒu qiàn rènhé rén qián.
    He doesn't owe anyone money.
    he not-have owe any person money
  5. 上个月，他向朋友借钱，现在还欠着没还。
    Shàng gè yuè, tā xiàng péngyou jiè qián, xiànzài hái qiàn zhe méi huán.
    Last month, he borrowed money from a friend, and now still owes it unpaid.
    last (measure) month, he toward friend borrow money, now still owe-(continuous) not repay

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