Chinese word

过剩

Pronunciation

Pinyinguò shèng

Meaning

  • adjectivesurplus

Example

市场上过剩的商品很难卖出。shì chǎng shàng guò shèng de shāng pǐn hěn nán mài chū

Surplus goods on the market are hard to sell.

Illustration for 过剩 (surplus)

More examples

企业减产可以缓解某些行业的过剩问题。qǐ yè jián chǎn ké yǐ huán jiě mǒu xiē háng yè de guò shèng wèn tí

Companies can ease oversupply problems in some industries by reducing production.

Core concept

A supply rises past the point of need and turns into unused stock.

Common phrases

  • 市场过剩shì chǎng guò shèng

    market surplus

  • 产能过剩chǎn néng guò shèng

    excess production capacity

  • 商品过剩shāng pǐn guò shèng

    surplus goods

Similar words

剩余shèng yú: Remaining after use, consumption, or another part has been taken away.
多余duō yú: Unneeded and left over because there is more than the purpose requires.
过多guò duō: Too large in amount for the usual range or expected level.
富余fù yú: Plentiful enough to cover needs with extra still available.

Definition in Chinese

超过合理或实际需要的数量，造成多余并难以在短期内消耗或利用的状态。chāo guò hé lǐ huò shí jì xū yào de shù liàng zào chéng duō yú bìng nán yǐ zài duǎn qī nèi xiāo hào huò lì yòng de zhuàng tài

Word origin

过 (guò, "go beyond") + 剩 (shèng, "be left over") presents excess as what remains after a limit has been passed.

Usage tips

  • It applies to systems as well as goods, so housing supply or production capacity can be described this way even when no physical pile is visible.

Other meanings

  • excessiveadjective
  • oversupplynoun

Opposites

  • 匮乏kuì fáscarceadjective
  • 稀缺xī quēscarceadjective

Related words

  • 过剩性guò shèng xìngexcessivenessnoun

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