HSK 5 · verb
欠
to owe
他欠了朋友很多钱。
Tā qiànle péngyou hěn duō qián.
He owes his friends a lot of money.
他在经验上还有些欠缺。
Tā zài jīngyàn shàng hái yǒuxiē qiànquē。
He still has some shortcomings in experience.
他借钱时给我写了一张欠条。
Tā jiè qián shí gěi wǒ xiěle yì zhāng qiàntiáo。
When he borrowed money, he wrote me an IOU.
公司拖欠了工人三个月的工资。
Gōngsī tuōqiànle gōngrén sān gè yuè de gōngzī。
The company owes the workers three months of wages.