供过于求 gōng guò yú qiú Oversupply

Explanation

供过于求是指商品或服务的供应量超过了市场需求量。

Oversupply means that the quantity of goods or services supplied exceeds the market demand.

Origin Story

在一个繁华的集市上，各种商品琳琅满目。今年的水果丰收，桃子、李子、梨子堆积如山。商贩们叫卖声此起彼伏，但很多水果都滞销了，价格也比往年低了不少。一位老农叹息道："真是供过于求啊！"

zài yīgè fán huá de jíshì shàng, gè zhǒng shāngpǐn lín láng mǎn mù. jīnnián de shuǐguǒ fēngshōu, táozi, lǐzi, lízi duī jī rú shān. shāngfàn men jiàomài shēng cǐ qǐ pífú, dàn hěn duō shuǐguǒ dōu zhìxiāo le, jiàgé yě bǐ wǎngnián dī le bù shǎo. yī wèi lǎonóng tànxī dào: zhēn shì gōng guò yú qiú a!

In a bustling market, various goods were dazzling. This year's fruit harvest was bumper, and peaches, plums, and pears were piled up like mountains. Vendors shouted, but many fruits were unsold, and the prices were lower than in previous years. An old farmer sighed: "It's really oversupply!"

Usage

表示商品或服务的供应量超过需求量。

biǎoshì shāngpǐn huò fúwù de gōngyìng liàng chāoguò xūqiú liàng

It is used to indicate that the supply of goods or services exceeds demand.

Examples

• 由于供过于求，商品价格下降。

  yóuyú gōng guò yú qiú, shāngpǐn jiàgé xià jiàng

  Due to oversupply, commodity prices have fallen.

• 市场上供过于求，导致许多企业倒闭。

  shìchǎng shàng gōng guò yú qiú, dǎozhì xǔduō qǐyè dǎobì

  Market oversupply has led to the closure of many enterprises.

• 这次的线上演唱会门票供过于求，很多人都买到了。

  zhè cì de xiàn shàng yǎnchàng huì ménpiào gōng guò yú qiú, hěn duō rén dōu mǎi dàole

  The tickets for this online concert were oversupplied, and many people bought them

Related Idioms

• 市场需求

• 生产过剩

• 价格波动

Opposite Idioms

• 供不应求