供需

gōngxū
noun HSK 7-9 #45,245

Meanings

  1. 1 supply and demand

Examples

HSK 6
Fángjià shàngzhǎng zhǔyào shì gōngxū máodùn zàochéng de.
Rising house prices come mainly from a mismatch between supply and demand.
HSK 6
Píngtái de zuòyòng shì ràng gōngxū shuāngfāng gèng kuài duìjiē.
The platform exists to connect the two sides of the market faster.
HSK 7-9
Chūnjié qiánhòu, shìchǎng gōngxū míngxiǎn shīhéng.
Around Spring Festival, supply and demand in the market go badly out of balance.

Tips

usage
Clipped from 供给 and 需求. It works as a modifier rather than a free-standing noun: 供需关系, 供需平衡, 供需双方.
mistakes
First tone on , the supplying sense. The fourth-tone is a different word: offerings at a shrine, 供品, or a confession, 口供.

Stroke Order

gōng