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拖欠

tuō qiàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

拖欠 (tuō qiàn) means "in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 拖欠 means

1. in arrears
2. behind in payments
3. to default on one's debts

The characters in 拖欠

• 拖tuōto drag; to tow; to trail
• 欠qiànto owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in

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