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拖欠
tuō qiàn
Meaning
- to default on one's debts
- in arrears
Definition
拖欠指逾期未还或未付应付款项，如债务、工资、租金等。
To be in arrears; to default on payment; to be behind in paying debts, wages, rent, etc.
Usage
常用于描述未按时支付金钱或履行财务义务的情况，通常带有负面含义，表示欠款人未履行承诺。
Often used to describe the failure to pay money or fulfill financial obligations on time, usually with a negative connotation indicating that the debtor has not kept their promise.
Examples
- 1 公司已经拖欠员工三个月的工资了。(The company has been in arrears with employees' wages for three months.)
- 2 他因为拖欠房租被房东赶了出去。(He was evicted by the landlord for defaulting on rent.)
- 3 这家企业拖欠银行贷款，面临破产风险。(This enterprise is in arrears on bank loans and faces the risk of bankruptcy.)
- 4 政府严厉打击恶意拖欠农民工工资的行为。(The government severely cracks down on malicious default of migrant workers' wages.)
- 5 拖欠信用卡还款会影响个人信用记录。(Failing to pay credit card bills on time will affect personal credit records.)
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