供过于求

供過於求
gōngguòyúqiú
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 supply exceeds demand
  2. 2 oversupply

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shìchǎng shàng shuǐguǒ gōngguòyúqiú, jiàgé yīlù xiàdiē.
The fruit market is oversupplied, and prices have been falling.
HSK 7-9
Yóuyú chǎnnéng guòshèng, zhèzhǒng chǎnpǐn yǐjīng gōngguòyúqiú.
Due to overcapacity, this product is already in oversupply.

Tips

usage
Standard business and economics vocabulary. Antonym: 供不应求 (demand exceeds supply). Note that here is read gōng (supply), not gòng (offer reverently).
mistakes
is a heteronym: gōng for 供应/供给 (supply, used here) vs gòng for 供奉/供品 (make offerings to). Here it is always gōng.

Stroke Order

gōng
guò
qiú