尾欠 (wěiqiàn): balance due

Meanings

1 balance due
2 remaining unpaid amount
3 final outstanding debt

Characters

尾

Examples

请尽快结清尾欠。

Qǐng jǐnkuài jiéqīng wěiqiàn.

Please settle the outstanding balance as soon as possible.

还有一千元的尾欠没付。

Hái yǒu yī qiān yuán de wěiqiàn méi fù.

There's still a balance of 1,000 yuan unpaid.

Tips

usage

Common in commercial and accounting contexts — invoices, contracts, debt collection. 尾 ('tail') captures the idea of a small leftover amount; 欠 = 'owe.'

Stroke Order

尾 wěi

欠 qiàn

Related Words

尾款 wěikuǎn

balance due / final payment / remaining amount owed

欠款 qiànkuǎn #17,630

outstanding debt / balance due / money owed

付尾款 fùwěikuǎn

to pay the balance / to pay the final installment (after a deposit)

尾款人 wěikuǎnrén

(slang) 'final-payment person' / shopper paying off Double Eleven pre-order balances

结尾 jiéwěi HSK 7 #4,704

ending / conclusion / final part

尾巴 wěiba HSK 4 #4,814

tail

尾 wěi #4,017

tail; end / remainder; leftover

尾声 wěishēng HSK 7 #10,701

epilogue / coda / final phase

欠费 qiànfèi #32,499

to owe fees; be in arrears (on a phone bill, utility bill, etc.) / outstanding balance

韵尾 yùnwěi

(phonology) coda / syllable-final segment after the vocalic nucleus