拖欠

HSK 7-9

tuōqiàn

be in arrears; owe (salaries; bills)

behind in payments; to default on one's debts

他欠款太多，已经拖欠了好几个月。

tā qiǎnkuàng tài duō, yǐjīng tuōqiàn le hǎo jǐ gè yuè.

He owes too much money, and he has been in arrears for several months.

由于资金链断裂，公司开始拖欠员工工资。

yóuyú jīzīlián luòdàn, gōngsī kāishǐ tuōqiàn yōumín gōngzi.

The company began to owe its employees wages due to the breakage of the funding chain.