| 欠债 | [ qiàn zhaì ] to owe a debt, the sum owed |
| 欠条 | [ qiàn ] IOU, certificate of indebtedness |
| 欠费 | [ qiàn feì ] to be in arrears, to be out of credit, amount owing |
| 欠账 | [ qiàn zhàng ] to owe a debt, debt, obligation |
| 欠项 | [ qiàn xiàng ] liabilities, debt |
| ⇒ 两不相欠 | [ liǎng bù xiāng qiàn ] to be even, to be quits, to be even-steven |
| ⇒ 只欠东风 | [ zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ] all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item |
| ⇒ 万事俱备，只欠东风 | [ wàn shì jù beì zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ] lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom), fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item |
| ⇒ 万事皆备，只欠东风 | [ wàn shì jiē beì zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ] everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom), lacking only one tiny crucial item, also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风 |
| ⇒ 亏欠 | [ kuī qiàn ] to fall short of, to have a deficit, deficit, deficiency |
| ⇒ 赊欠 | [ shē qiàn ] to offer credit, credit transaction, to buy or sell on account |
