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供大于求
gōng dà yú qiú
Pinyin
Definition
供大于求
-
gōng dà yú qiú
supply exceeds demand
Character Decomposition
供
亻
艹
一
八
大
大
于
干
亅
求
𠂇
丶
氺
Related Words
(20)
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
求
qiú
1
to seek
2
to look for
3
to request
4
to demand
5
to beseech
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
不求人
bù qiú rén
1
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
供
gōng
1
to provide
2
to supply
供应
gōng yìng
1
to supply
2
to provide
3
to offer
供应商
gōng yìng shāng
1
supplier
供养
gōng yǎng
1
to supply
2
to provide for one's elders
3
to support one's parents
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
加大
jiā dà
1
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
1
Canada
2
Canadian
北大
Běi Dà
1
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
博大
bó dà
1
enormous
2
broad
3
extensive
Idioms
(20)
不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
1
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
2
fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
1
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
2
not bothered with the details
3
superficial
4
content with shallow understanding
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
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
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
can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
2
one can only come across such things serendipitously
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
1
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
2
nitpick
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
1
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
2
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
3
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
4
nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
1
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
1
to wail
2
to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
1
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
1
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
1
lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
2
fig. foolish conceit
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