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HSK
5

to owe

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

qian4 qiàn

Meaning


Primary

to owe

Alternatives

owe, owes, owing, owed

Mnemonic


[qi-] Kirby is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop, hiding from the taxmen who are banging on the bathroom door. They stuff 欠 bill after 欠 bill under the door, each showing how much Kirby 欠 owes from not paying his taxes as the owner of the pawn shop. Kirby refuses to pay, instead sucking in and swallowing the 欠 bills. "I DON'T 欠 OWE NOTHING", he screams.

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