# 拖欠 (tuōqiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拖欠 (tuōqiàn) means “to be in arrears; to owe (money or wages)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be in arrears; to owe (money or wages)
- Pinyin: tuōqiàn (tuo1 qian4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 公司不能拖欠员工的工资。
  Gōngsī bù néng tuōqiàn yuángōng de gōngzī.
  The company cannot owe employees their wages.

## Characters

- [拖](https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-drag/) (tuō): to drag; to mop
- [欠](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-owe/) (qiàn): to owe; to lack

https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-qian-be-in-arrears/

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