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断供

斷供
duàngōng
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

房价下跌导致不少业主选择断供。
Fángjià xiàdiē dǎozhì bù shǎo yèzhǔ xuǎnzé duàngōng.
Falling home prices led many owners to walk away from their mortgages.
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