| 欠 | 1354A00 92.81 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄑㄧㄢˋ [qian4] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To owe (debt, gratitude), to be in deficit: 欠缺，欠款，欠債，欠賬 [qian4qUe1], [qian4kuan3], [qian4zhai4], [qian4zhang4], etc.↓; 欠人五十元 owe s.o. fifty dollars; 不欠了 all paid now; 欠薪 salary in arrears; 前欠未還 have not paid the outstanding debts; 欠人情 owe gratitude to s.o. for his favor. (2) To need: 欠打，欠罵 need a spanking, scolding. (3) To stretch and yawn: 欠伸，欠身 [qian4shen1]1,2↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Spiteful: 嘴欠 (person) likes to say mean things about people; 手欠 (person) tends to break or upset things. | |||||
| Adv. | Short of, short in, used like 不 (not) with a milder connotation: 欠妥 not very appropriate; 欠適 slightly unwell; 欠佳 not quite right (in composition); 欠聰明 not very bright (person); 欠考慮 rash, without due consideration. | |||||
| Words | 1. 欠安 [qian4an1], adj., not very well in health. 2. 欠不 [qian4bu4], adv. phr., almost: 他欠不花了兩千塊錢了 he has spent almost two thousand dollars. 3. 欠錢 [qian4qian2], phr., owe money, need money. 4. 欠情 [qian4qing2], phr., to owe a debt of gratitude not yet repaid. 5. 欠缺 [qian4qUe1], (1) v.t., to need, be short of (money, friends); (2) n., a person's needs; n., shortcomings. 6. 欠帳（賬） [qian4zhang4], v.i., to owe in accounts. 7. 欠債 [qian4zhai4], v.i., to owe debts. 8. 欠據 [qian4jU4], n., I. O. U. 9. 欠款 [qian4kuan3], n., deficit; debt. 10. 欠伸 [qian4shen1]1, v.i., to yawn and stretch. 11. 欠身 [qian4shen1]2, v.i., to make a gesture of rising from seat in greetings. 12. 欠資 [qian4zi1], phr., “postage due.” | |||||