# 供不应求 (gōngbùyìngqiú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 供不应求 (gōngbùyìngqiú) means “supply falls short of demand”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: supply falls short of demand
- Pinyin: gōngbùyìngqiú (gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2)
- Traditional: 供不應求
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这款新手机现在供不应求。
  Zhè kuǎn xīn shǒujī xiànzài gōngbùyìngqiú.
  This new phone is in short supply right now.

## Characters

- [供](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-supply/) (gōng): to supply; to provide
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [应](https://hanziro.com/word/ying-should/) (yīng): should; ought to
- [求](https://hanziro.com/word/qiu-beg/) (qiú): to beg; to ask for

https://hanziro.com/word/gong-bu-ying-qiu-supply-falls-short/

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