供需 (gōng xū) — supply and demand
Definition
供需 and 供求 both mean 'supply and demand' and are interchangeable. 供 focuses on what is supplied, 求 on what is demanded — most common in fixed phrases like 供需关系.
noun
supply and demand
Examples
- 供需。Shì chǎng de gōng xū jué dìng le shāng pǐn de jià gé.Market supply and demand determines the price of goods.
- 供需。Jīng jì wēi jī cháng cháng dǎ pò yuán yǒu de gōng xū píng héng.Economic crises often disrupt the original supply-demand balance.
- 供需。Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ cuò shī lái tiáo jié gōng xū guān xì.The government takes measures to regulate supply-demand relations.
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