供过于求

供過於求

gōngguòyúqiú

idiom

Meanings

1 supply exceeds demand
2 oversupply

Characters

than; compared with (classical)

to seek; demand

Examples

市场上水果供过于求，价格一路下跌。

Shìchǎng shàng shuǐguǒ gōngguòyúqiú, jiàgé yīlù xiàdiē.

The fruit market is oversupplied, and prices have been falling.

由于产能过剩，这种产品已经供过于求。

Yóuyú chǎnnéng guòshèng, zhè zhǒng 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 供 here is read gōng (supply), not gòng (offer reverently).

mistakes

供 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

供 gōng

过 guò

于 yú

求 qiú