拖欠

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Chinese

dragging (brush stroke in painting); to drag along
deficient; owe; to lack
deficient; owe; to lack; yawn
 
trad. (拖欠)
simp. #(拖欠)

Pronunciation


Verb

拖欠

  1. to be in arrears; to be behind paying; to default; to be outstanding
    貸款拖欠贷款拖欠  ―  dàikuǎn tuōqiàn  ―  to default on a loan
    拖欠賬單拖欠账单  ―  tuōqiàn zhàngdān  ―  outstanding bill
    老闆拖欠工資 [MSC, trad.]
    老板拖欠工资 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎobǎn tuōqiàn wǒ de gōngzī.
    My boss is behind on paying my wages.

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