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供需

gōngxū

supply and demand

A seesaw with parcels on one end and waiting people on the other
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Characters in this word

供 gōng

Strokes
8
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 共 all, total
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 供

需 xū

Strokes
14
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 而 and, and then, and yet
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 需

Example phrases

  • 新能源车市场的供需变化,正在重塑电池企业的议价能力。 Xīn néngyuán chē shìchǎng de gōngxū biànhuà, zhèngzài chóngsù diànchí qǐyè de yìjià nénglì. Changes in supply and demand in the new-energy vehicle market are reshaping battery companies' bargaining power.
  • 房子太少、想买的人太多,供需关系很紧张。 Fángzi tài shǎo, xiǎng mǎi de rén tài duō, gōngxū guānxi hěn jǐnzhāng. There are too few houses and too many people who want to buy, so supply and demand are tight.
  • 商店根据供需情况随时调整货物的数量。 Shāngdiàn gēnjù gōngxū qíngkuàng suíshí tiáozhěng huòwù de shùliàng. Shops adjust the quantity of goods at any time according to supply and demand.

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