供不应求
gōng bù yìng qiú
Pinyin

Definition

供不应求
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gōng bù yìng qiú
  1. supply does not meet demand

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
不堪
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不妨
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
不屑
bù xiè
  1. 1 to disdain to do sth
  2. 2 to think sth not worth doing
  3. 3 to feel it beneath one's dignity
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
不幸
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
不愧
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
不懈
bù xiè
  1. 1 untiring
  2. 2 unremitting
  3. 3 indefatigable
不舍
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一着不慎，满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn
  1. 1 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. 2 ruined at a stroke
  3. 3 unable to recover after a minor hitch
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss

Sample Sentences

你还记得当初莫言获诺贝尔奖时的情景吗？只要书上写着莫言两个字，就保准供不应求。
nǐ hái jìde dāngchū Mòyán huò Nuòbèiěrjiǎng shí de qíngjǐng ma ？zhǐyào shū shàng xiě zhe Mòyán liǎng gè zì ，jiù bǎo zhǔn gōngbùyìngqiú 。
I still remember the situation when Mo Yan had just won the Nobel Prize. If a book had the characters Mo Yan on it, then demand would outdo supply.
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新闻都说了，成交量大大增加，供求关系也改变了，现在又是供不应求了。供不应求了嘛，价格肯定要上涨了。
xīnwén dōu shuō le ，chéngjiāoliàng dàdà zēngjiā ，gōngqiúguānxì yě gǎibiàn le ，xiànzài yòu shì gōngbùyìngqiú le 。gōngbùyìngqiú le ma ，jiàgé kěndìng yào shàngzhǎng le 。
All the news reports said so. The volume has increased greatly and the relationship between supply and demand has changed. Now there simply isn't enough supply to meet demand. If the supply doesn't meet demand, then prices are bound to increase.
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我觉得北京开展的奥运会筹备和宣传工作营造了非常良好的社会氛围，也受到了所有群众的密切关注。我听说在北京奥运会开幕倒计时1000天时才刚刚发布的奥运吉祥物“福娃”，一直供不应求，形成了十分热烈的奥运气氛。
wǒ juéde Běijīng kāizhǎn de Àoyùnhuì chóubèi hé xuānchuán gōngzuò yíngzào le fēicháng liánghǎo de shèhuì fēnwéi ，yě shòudào le suǒyǒu qúnzhòng de mìqiē guānzhù 。wǒ tīngshuō zài Běijīng Àoyùnhuì kāimù dàojìshí yī qiān tiān shí cái gānggāng fābù de Àoyùn jíxiángwù “Fúwá ”，yīzhí gōngbùyìngqiú ，xíngchéng le shífēn rèliè de Àoyùn qìfēn 。
I think that the preparation and public awareness campaigns that Beijing has launched for the Olympics have created a really good social atmosphere. And it's gotten close attention from everyone. I hear that when the 1000-day countdown to the games had just barely started, there were not enough of the ''Fuwa" mascots. It created an extremely enthusiastic Olympic atmosphere.
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珍藏版DVD
zhēncángbǎn DVD
Yeah. Chaplin's movies are simply a standard for movies from the twenties to the fifties. ``City Lights," ``Modern Times," and ``The Great Dictator,"-- these movies have attracted great interest among audiences not only in America but around the world. A lot of his movies are also very popular in China. To this day, the supply of classic Chaplin DVD collections can't match the demand.
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