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内需 (nèi xū) — domestic demand

Definition

A fixed economic term for 'domestic demand' (goods and services consumed inside a country). Often paired with 投资 and 出口 as the three engines of GDP — e.g. 拉动内需 ('to boost domestic demand').

noun
domestic demand

Examples

  • 内需。
    Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ cuò shī cì jī nèi xū.
    The government took measures to stimulate domestic demand.
  • 内需。
    Xiāo fèi shì lā dòng nèi xū de zhòng yào dòng lì.
    Consumption is an important driver of domestic demand.
  • 内需。
    Kuò dà nèi xū yǒu zhù yú jīng jì wěn dìng zēng zhǎng.
    Expanding domestic demand helps stable economic growth.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

内nèidomestic
需xūdemand

"内" means domestic and "需" means demand, naming demand from within a market.

Characters in this word

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

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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

需 originally showed 天, here a person, under 雨, rain, as someone getting wet.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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