供求
gōng qiú
Pinyin

Definition

供求
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gōng qiú
  1. supply and demand (economics)

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
不求人
bù qiú rén
  1. 1 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
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
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

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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商品房是商品，遵循市场规律，价格是由供求关系决定的。现在还是卖方市场，不是我们买方市场。
shāngpǐnfáng shì shāngpǐn ，zūnxún shìchǎng guīlǜ ，jiàgé shì yóu gōngqiúguānxì juédìng de 。xiànzài háishì màifāng shìchǎng ，bùshì wǒmen mǎifāng shìchǎng 。
Commodity housing is a commodity like any other, and obeys the rules of the market. Its price is determined by the relationship between supply and demand. Now it's still a sellers' market; it's not a market for us buyers.
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集资建房能不能成功还是个未知数。我倒觉得，政府想办法多开发点经济适用房才是解决问题的根本途径。市场供求平衡了，投机炒房的现象自然会减少，房地产市场也会逐渐回归理性。
jízī jiànfáng néngbunéng chénggōng hái shì ge wèizhīshù 。wǒ dào juéde ，zhèngfǔ xiǎng bànfǎ duō kāifā diǎn jīngjìshìyòngfáng cái shì jiějué wèntí de gēnběn tújìng 。shìchǎng gōngqiú pínghéng le ，tóujī chǎofáng de xiànxiàng zìrán huì jiǎnshǎo ，fángdìchǎnshìchǎng yě huì zhújiàn huíguī lǐxìng 。
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