Chinese word dictionary

短欠

duǎn qiàn · to fall short in one's payments; to lack; to be short of

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Word information

Simplified短欠

Traditional短欠

Pinyinduǎn qiàn

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Character breakdown

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

短duǎn

brief, short; deficient, lacking

欠qiàn

to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

How to learn 短欠

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.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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短duǎn

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

短裤duǎnkù

short pants; shorts

短信duǎnxìn

text message; SMS

短处duǎnchù

shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points

短期duǎnqī

short term; short-term

欠qiàn

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