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出超 (chū chāo) — favorable balance of trade (when exports exceed imports)

Definition

Specialized economics term for a trade surplus: a country exports more than it imports. The opposite is 入超 (trade deficit).

noun
favorable balance of trade (when exports exceed imports)

Examples

  • 出超。
    Zhè ge guó jiā qù nián chū xiàn le chū chāo.
    This country had a favorable balance of trade last year.
  • 出超。
    chū chāo Yì wèi zhe chū kǒu dà yú jìn kǒu.
    A favorable balance of trade means exports exceed imports.
  • ，出超。
    Yǔ qù nián xiāng bǐ, jīn nián de chū chāo zēng zhǎng le hěn duō.
    Compared to last year, this year's favorable balance of trade has increased a lot.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

出chūexports
超chāoexceed

出 stands for exports and 超 for exceeding, so it names exports exceeding imports.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒurun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào超chāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

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Economy & Trade

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