短欠 duǎnqiàn to owe Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents duǎnqiàn to owe 短 duǎn nounadjective to lack to lack; to owe; to be short of something欠 qiàn verb to owe To owe money, a debt, or a favor; to have not yet returned what is due to anotherduǎnqiàn to lack 短 duǎn nounadjective to lack to lack; to owe; to be short of something欠 qiàn verb to lack To be short of; to be deficient in. This is often used as a polite or mild way to say something is not quite right, such as being not quite appropriate or not quite well-considered.
