供求
gōngqiú
supply and demand
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 价格由供求关系决定。Prices are determined by supply and demand.
- 市场上供求基本平衡。Supply and demand are roughly balanced in the market.
Collocations
供求关系供求平衡供求矛盾调节供求
Mnemonic
供 gōng "to supply" + 求 qiú "to seek, demand": supply and demand bound together, i.e. supply and demand. Korean renders it as su-geup, with the character order reversed from Korean (Chinese 供求 vs Korean 需給). It pairs the near-antonyms 供 (to offer) and 求 (to seek) to name a market’s supply-demand relationship (供求关系 the supply-demand relationship, 供求平衡 supply-demand balance). 供 means "to supply" (供给, 提供); 求 means "to seek" (需求, 要求). The 求 of 需求 (demand).
Related
供给需求市场平衡
Quick check
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