供过于求
gōng guò yú qiú
Pinyin

Definition

供过于求
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gōng guò yú qiú
  1. supply exceeds demand

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

求
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
追求
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
供
gōng
  1. 1 to provide
  2. 2 to supply
供应
gōng yìng
  1. 1 to supply
  2. 2 to provide
  3. 3 to offer
供应商
gōng yìng shāng
  1. 1 supplier
供养
gōng yǎng
  1. 1 to supply
  2. 2 to provide for one's elders
  3. 3 to support one's parents
奢求
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
寻求
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
强求
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
提供
tí gōng
  1. 1 to offer
  2. 2 to supply
  3. 3 to provide
  4. 4 to furnish
於
Yū
  1. 1 surname Yu
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [Yú]
求助
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)
求婚
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage
求救
qiú jiù
  1. 1 to cry for help
求职
qiú zhí
  1. 1 to seek employment
求职者
qiú zhí zhě
  1. 1 job applicant
求解
qiú jiě
  1. 1 to require a solution
  2. 2 to seek to solve (an equation)
祈求
qí qiú
  1. 1 to pray for
  2. 2 to appeal
苛求
kē qiú
  1. 1 demanding

Idioms (20)

不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
可遇不可求
kě yù bù kě qiú
  1. 1 can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2 one can only come across such things serendipitously
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
  1. 1 to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
  2. 2 to long for sth day and night
孜孜以求
zī zī yǐ qiú
  1. 1 diligent and tireless (idiom)
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
死中求生
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng
  1. 1 to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé
  1. 1 lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
求人不如求己
qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ
  1. 1 if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)
求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì
  1. 1 to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
求好心切
qiú hǎo xīn qiè
  1. 1 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
  2. 2 to strive to achieve the best possible results
  3. 3 to be a perfectionist
求学无坦途
qiú xué wú tǎn tú
  1. 1 The path of learning can never be smooth.
  2. 2 There is no royal road to learning. (idiom)
求情告饶
qiú qíng gào ráo
  1. 1 to beg for forgiveness (idiom)

Sample Sentences

国家还是力度不够大。应该对有好几套房子的人征收重税，让他们卖出多余的房子，等到市场上房子供过于求了，房价不降才怪。
guójiā háishì lìdù bùgòu dà 。yīnggāi duì yǒu hǎojǐ tào fángzi de rén zhēngshōu zhòng shuì ，ràng tāmen màichū duōyú de fángzi ，děngdào shìchǎng shang fángzi gōngguòyúqiú le ，fángjià bù jiàng cái guài 。
The country hasn't put enough effort into doing it. People who own several homes should be taxed heavily and be made to sell their excess homes until supply surpasses demand. Then housing prices will definitely fall.
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