断供

斷供

duàngōng

verb

Meanings

1 to default on mortgage payments
2 to cut off supply (of goods, chips, etc.)

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Examples

HSK 7-9

房价下跌导致不少业主选择断供。

Fángjià xiàdiē dǎozhì bùshǎo yèzhǔ xuǎnzé duàngōng.

Falling home prices led many owners to walk away from their mortgages.

HSK 7-9

美国对华为断供高端芯片。

Měiguó duì Huáwèi duàngōng gāoduān xīnpiàn.

The US cut off high-end chip supply to Huawei.

Tips

usage

Two distinct modern senses: (1) real-estate default, (2) tech sanctions. Context disambiguates. Both are very common in 2020s news.

Stroke Order

断 duàn

供 gōng