Chinese word dictionary

拖欠

tuōqiàn · in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拖欠

Traditional拖欠

Pinyintuōqiàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拖tuō

to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay

欠qiàn

to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

How to learn 拖欠

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

欠qiàn

to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

拖鞋tuōxié

slippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

拖tuō

to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on; variant of 拖[tuo1]

拖延tuōyán

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

欠缺qiànquē

to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency

欠条qiàntiáo

IOU; certificate of indebtedness