欠缴

欠繳

qiànjiǎo

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

这家公司欠缴社保费。

Zhèjiā gōngsī qiànjiǎo shèbǎo fèi.

This company is in arrears on social security contributions.

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