to be behind in payments; to fail to pay what is owed on time

to be deficient in; to lack; to be short of

to be in debt or owe a sum of money to someone

To clear up outstanding payments or to repay all one's debts.

not very good; suboptimal; subpar

(bound form) unpaid wages; salary that is owed but has not yet been paid

To owe money or be in debt; also used to describe unfulfilled promises or obligations.

A yawn, often occurring when one is tired or has just woken up; also written [[呵欠|呵欠|he1 qian4]].

A written note or certificate acknowledging a debt for borrowed money or property

to feel that one has fallen short in an obligation to someone; to be deficient in one's duty or gratitude

to be in debt; to owe money or an obligation

To yawn, typically due to fatigue or sleepiness; an involuntary deep inhalation followed by an exhalation with a wide mouth.

To raise one's body slightly from a seated position as a gesture of respect, courtesy, or greeting.

improper; unsatisfactory; not fully appropriate or adequate

The reflex of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply when tired or sleepy; also written [[哈欠|哈欠|ha1 qian5]]

to be in arrears; to be behind on payments; to have a balance due or be out of credit; (n.) arrears or amount owing

(idiom) everything is ready except for one last key requirement; missing the final vital piece needed for success. This phrase comes from the classic novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", referring to an army that had all its equipment ready for a fire attack but was only waiting for the wind to blow in the right direction. It is often used as part of the longer phrase [[万事俱备，只欠东风|萬事俱備，只欠東風|wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1]].

to buy or sell goods on credit; to conduct a transaction with delayed payment

To accumulate or run up debts and arrears over time; to be behind in payments.

defect; shortcoming; a point where something is not good enough

to yawn due to fatigue or sleepiness; also written as [[打哈欠|打哈欠|da3 ha1 qian5]]

unwell or slightly ill; a polite or formal way to describe someone's poor health

a small remaining balance or final debt that has not yet been paid

The remaining amount of money owed after partial repayment; debts not yet included or settled in a current statement.

To fail to pay taxes on time

To be behind with one's rent payments; to owe rent money

to fail to meet a production target or quota, used especially in agriculture

to have unpaid or insufficient postage on a piece of mail

To still owe a remaining amount after a partial payment has been made

written acknowledgment of a debt; promissory note

to yawn and stretch one's limbs, often as a physiological response to fatigue or boredom

less than good; not very good

to be indebted to someone; to have received a kindness or favor that has not yet been repaid

A stamp used by the post office to collect insufficient postage from the recipient when the sender has not paid the full amount.

Everything is ready except for one last crucial factor; literally "all is ready except for the east wind," referring to a story from the [[三国演义|三國演義|san1 guo2 yan3 yi4]] where a fire attack required a specific wind to succeed.

Everything is ready except for the last crucial requirement; lacking only one tiny but essential element.

to be quits; for both sides to owe each other nothing; to be even-steven

to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven; to not owe each other anything

To yawn again and again, used to describe being extremely tired or not yet fully awake

(colloquial) unable to control one's speech; prone to making nasty, offensive, or gossipy comments that displease others

to buy items on credit or keep an account of money owed; to accumulate debt

(colloquial) prone to meddling with things or touching things one should leave alone

to buy or sell on credit; to run up a tab or debt

to buy on credit; to run up a bill or debt for later payment

to owe a favor; to owe a debt of gratitude to someone which should be repaid in the future

a nation with a less developed industrial base and low human development index relative to other countries; underdeveloped country or less developed nation

written acknowledgment of a debt

To be in debt or to buy items on credit

not proper; inappropriate; not quite right