owe money; outstanding debt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to owe money; to have an outstanding debt
Refers to the act of failing to repay a loan or settle a debt.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
shēng生
yì意
shī失
bài败
，
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
jǐ几
shí十
wàn万
。
He owes hundreds of thousands because his business failed.
Gōng公
sī司
guī规
dìng定
bù不
dé得
xiàng向
gè个
rén人
kè客
hù户
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
。
Company policy prohibits offering credit to individual customers.
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Tā他
yī一
zhí直
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
bù不
huán还
，
xìn信
yù誉
hěn很
chà差
。
He consistently fails to repay his debts, so his credit is very poor.
noun
outstanding debt; money owed
Refers to the sum of money that is yet to be repaid.
Yín银
háng行
zhèng正
zài在
zhuī追
tǎo讨
zhè这
bǐ笔
dà大
é额
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
。
The bank is pursuing the recovery of this large outstanding debt.
Tā他
míng名
xià下
de的
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
yǐ已
jīng经
quán全
bù部
huán还
qīng清
le了
。
All the debts under his name have been fully repaid.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
chén陈
nián年
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
hěn很
nán难
yào要
huí回
lái来
le了
。
It's very difficult to recover this long-overdue debt.