Meaning of qiàn:

qiàn

Verb

to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

Tā hái zài nǔlì gōngzuò, xiǎng huán qīng gōngsī suǒ qiàn de zhàiwù.

他还在努力工作,想还清公司所欠的债务。

He is still working hard to pay off the debt that the company owes.

Zhè xiàng gōngchéng hái qiàn yīxiē zījīn cáinéng wánchéng.

这项工程还一些资金才能完成。

This project still lacks some funding to be completed.

Tā de jìhuà hái qiàn yīxiē xìjié.

他的计划还一些细节。

His plan is still lacking some details.

Tā yīnwèi tài lèi le, rěnbuzhù kāishǐ qiàn zuǐ.

他因为太累了,忍不住开始嘴。

He was so tired that he couldn't help but start yawning.

Tā shēnshǒu qù qiàn chuānglián.

他伸手去窗帘。

He reached out to slightly raise the curtain.

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