WordTaiwan frequency #25,650
供過於求
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
“supply exceeds demand”
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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.
過
ㄍㄨㄛˋ
To pass, go over, or cross; to spend time; to celebrate; to live or get along; excessively; surname.
於
ㄩˊ
Mainly a function word; indicates location (in, at, on); direction (to, toward); relation (with, for); comparison (than); or passive voice (by); also a surname.
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)
- 透過ㄊㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
- 提供ㄊㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥto provide; to supply; to offer; to furnish
- 過去ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋin the past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by; (verb suffix indicating completion or direction)
- 要求ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊto request; to demand; to require; a requirement; a condition asked for
- 對於ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to; preposition that fronted the object
- 過程ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄥˊprocess; course of events; the steps or stages something goes through.
- 由於ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊdue to; because of; owing to; since; as a result of; thanks to
- 超過ㄔㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋto exceed; to surpass; to go beyond a limit, standard, or others.
- 經過ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to go through; a process or course of events; to happen (as in 'what happened?')
- 於是ㄩˊ ㄕˋthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence.
- 通過ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via