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供不应求 (gōng bù yìng qiú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

供不应求 (gōng bù yìng qiú) is a Chinese word: supply cannot meet demand. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 供不应求

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

supply cannot meet demand

新推出的产品供不应求,订单已经排到下个月了。

xīn tuī chū de chǎn pǐn gōng bù yìng qiú dìng dān yǐ jīng pái dào xià gè yuè le

The newly launched product is in short supply, orders are already booked until next month.

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Word breakdown

供 gōng — supply

不 bù — not, cannot

应 yìng — meet, respond to

求 qiú — demand

Structure & writing
1 供 gōng — to supply; to provide money or goods for those in need
Xpinyin

供 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 应 yìng — to reply; to answer
Xpinyin

应 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
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3.3 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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Stroke order

4 求 qiú — to beg, to implore
求 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

4.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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