欠

Meaning(verb)

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

打哈欠 = to yawn.

Examples

• 我还欠他五百块钱。

  wǒ hái qiàn tā wǔ bǎi kuài qián.

  I still owe him five hundred yuan.

• 你欠我一个解释。

  nǐ qiàn wǒ yí gè jiě shì.

  You owe me an explanation.

• 这道菜还欠点儿盐。

  zhè dào cài hái qiàn diǎn ér yán.

  This dish needs a bit more salt.

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