欠缴

欠繳

qiànjiǎo

verb

Meanings

1 to be in arrears
2 to fail to pay (taxes, fees, contributions)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

这家公司欠缴社保费。

Zhè jiā gōngsī qiànjiǎo shèbǎo fèi.

This company is in arrears on social security contributions.

HSK 7-9

欠缴税款将被加收滞纳金。

Qiànjiǎo shuìkuǎn jiāng bèi jiā shōu zhìnàjīn.

Overdue tax payments will incur late fees.

Tips

usage

缴 is stricter than 交 - it implies handing over something owed upward (to the state, a tax bureau, a utility). 欠缴 is therefore almost always about public dues: taxes, social security, housing fund, court fees.

Stroke Order

欠 qiàn

缴 jiǎo