2 be not enough; lack; be insufficient: |
| 说话欠考虑 be too free with one's tongue |
| 文字欠通。 The writing is not altogether grammatical. or The wording is somewhat awkward. |
| 欠三天就是一个月了。 It's three days short of a month. |
| 你这样做有点儿欠聪明。 You weren't shrewd enough in your handling of the matter. or It wasn't very wise of you to have done that. |