to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to owe a debt / the sum owed
to owe a debt / balance due / debts
to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency
to be in arrears / to be out of credit / amount owing
to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe
in arrears / behind in payments / to default on one's debts
to yawn
yawn
suboptimal / subpar / not good enough
to be lacking / to be absent
improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate
ill (euphemism)
annoying / infuriating / deserving of a good spanking
(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
to need a spanking
IOU / certificate of indebtedness
to owe wages / back pay / wages arrears
to owe a debt / debt / obligation
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
liabilities / debt
see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[]
to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven
all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
yawn
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue / prone to say sth nasty
balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt
(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
to yawn
to fall short in one's payments / to lack / to be short of
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
to offer credit / credit transaction / to buy or sell on account
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27