Chinese word dictionary

供求

gōngqiú · supply and demand (economics)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified供求

Traditional供求

Pinyingōngqiú

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

供gōng

to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship

求qiú

to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for

How to learn 供求

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

要求yāoqiú

to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]

提供tígōng

to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish

请求qǐngqiú

to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])

需求xūqiú

requirement; to require; (economics) demand

追求zhuīqiú

to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo

供给gōngjǐ

to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)