gōng 供 bù 不 yìng 应 qiú 求

供不应求 gōng bù yìng qiú

demand exceeds supply; in short supply

Literally: supply not meet demand

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Modern economic expression.

How to use it

Predicate; neutral. Often 产品供不应求.

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这种手机很受欢迎，现在供不应求。

Zhè zhǒng shǒujī hěn shòu huānyíng, xiànzài gōng bù yìng qiú.

This phone is very popular and demand now exceeds supply.

this kind phone very receive welcome, now supply not meet demand
他做的蛋糕太好吃了，每天都供不应求。

Tā zuò de dàngāo tài hǎochī le, měi tiān dōu gōng bù yìng qiú.

His cakes are so delicious that they sell out every day.

he make (particle) cake too tasty (particle), every day all supply not meet demand

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