欠
条

IOU in Chinese: 欠条 (qiàn tiáo)

qiàn tiáo

IOU

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 欠條1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1IOU
  2. 2certificate of indebtedness

Stroke order

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欠
条

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄑㄧㄢˋ

qiàn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄧㄠˊ

tiáo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

欠条

Simplified

欠條

Traditional

Example sentences

See 欠条 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他向我借钱时写了一张欠条。

    tā xiàng wǒ jiè qián shí xiě le yì zhāng qiàn tiáo。

    When he borrowed money from me, he wrote an IOU.

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Related words

条

tiáo

strip

欠

qiàn

to owe

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

条件

tiáo jiàn

condition

苗条

miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

便条

biàn tiáo

(informal) note

薯条

shǔ tiáo

french fries

教条

jiào tiáo

doctrine

借条

jiè tiáo

receipt for a loan

欠缺

qiàn quē

to be deficient in

条款

tiáo kuǎn

clause (of contract or law)

条例

tiáo lì

regulations

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