WordTaiwan frequency #14,269
供不應求
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
“supply cannot meet demand; supply falls short of demand; demand exceeds supply.”
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供
ㄍㄨㄥ
To supply or provide something; to offer; to confess or make a statement; to lay out offerings for worship.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
應
ㄧㄥ
Should, ought to, must; to answer, to respond, to comply with; to agree to do something; to deal with; surname Ying.
求
ㄑㄧㄡˊ
To seek or look for; to request or demand; to beg or beseech; to desire or covet something; to attract or invite.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 應該ㄧㄥ ㄍㄞought to; should; must; used to express expectation or obligation; also used to indicate probability or assumption
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 提供ㄊㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥto provide; to supply; to offer; to furnish
- 要求ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊto request; to demand; to require; a requirement; a condition asked for
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 不再ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋno longer; not anymore; not again; not continuing; not repeating