Meaning of 拖欠
拖欠 means to default; to fall behind on payments; to owe something overdue. Pronounced tuō qiàn. HSK 7-9.
- to default; to fall behind on payments; to owe something overdue
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yīn因
tuō拖
qiàn欠
gōng工
zī资
bèi被
yuán员
gōng工
qǐ起
sù诉
。
This company was sued by its employees for defaulting on wages.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō拖
qiàn欠
yín银
háng行
dài贷
kuǎn款
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
le了
。
He has already defaulted on his bank loan for several months.
Fáng房
kè客
cháng长
qī期
tuō拖
qiàn欠
fáng房
zū租
，
fáng房
dōng东
jué决
dìng定
shōu收
huí回
fáng房
zi子
。
The tenant has long defaulted on rent, so the landlord decided to take back the house.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yán严
lì厉
zhěng整
zhì治
tuō拖
qiàn欠
nóng农
mín民
gōng工
gōng工
zī资
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
The government is cracking down severely on the practice of defaulting on migrant workers' wages.
Tā他
de的
xìn信
yòng用
kǎ卡
yīn因
tuō拖
qiàn欠
huán还
kuǎn款
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
dà大
liàng量
zhì滞
nà纳
jīn金
。
His credit card incurred a large late fee for defaulting on repayment.