# 顺差 (shùnchā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 顺差 (shùnchā) means “trade surplus; budget surplus”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: trade surplus; budget surplus
- Pinyin: shùnchā (shun4 cha1)
- Traditional: 順差
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 该国今年保持了贸易顺差。
  Gāi guó jīnnián bǎochíle màoyì shùnchā.
  The country maintained a trade surplus this year.

## Characters

- [顺](https://hanziro.com/word/shun-smooth/) (shùn): smooth; along
- [差](https://hanziro.com/word/cha-poor/) (chà): poor; not good

https://hanziro.com/word/shun-cha-trade-surplus/

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