供
不
应
求

Supply does not meet demand in Chinese: 供不应求 (gōng bù yìng qiú)

gōng bù yìng qiú

supply does not meet demand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 供不應求1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1supply does not meet demand

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供
不
应
求

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄥˋ

yìng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄡˊ

qiú

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

供不应求

Simplified

供不應求

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这款新手机供不应求。

    zhè kuǎn xīn shǒu jī gōng bú yìng qiú。

    This new phone is in short supply.

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Related words

不

bù

no

求

qiú

to seek

应

yìng

to answer

供

gōng

to provide

要求

yāo qiú

to request

应该

yīng gāi

ought to

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

适应

shì yìng

to adapt

提供

tí gōng

to offer

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