过剩 (guò shèng) — to be in surplus, to be excessive (especially of supply, energy, etc.)
Definition
过剩 (guòshèng) is a formal/economic term for being in surplus or over-supplied — stronger and more specialized than 多余 ('unnecessary/redundant'), and focused on quantities exceeding demand rather than crossing a set limit like 超标.
verb
to be in surplusto be excessive (especially of supply, energy, etc.)
Examples
- 过剩。Zuì jìn shì chǎng shàng hěn duō chǎn pǐn dōu gōng yìng guò shèng.Recently, many products on the market are oversupplied.
- 过剩，。Tā jīng lì guò shèng, wǎn shàng bù róng yì shuì zháo.He has excessive energy, so it's not easy for him to fall asleep at night.
- 过剩。Shēng chǎn guò shèng huì dǎo zhì qǐ yè jìng zhēng jiā jù.Overproduction will lead to intensified competition among enterprises.
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