過剩 - Surplus - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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7-9

surplus

過

to pass

剩

to be left over

guo4sheng4 • guòshèng

surplus

excess

過剩 Surplus refers to the 剩 left over amount that 過 passes the original expected or required quantity.

市場上的食物過剩了。

There is a surplus of food in the market.

我們有過剩的商品。

We have a surplus of goods.

勞動力過剩是好事嗎？

Is a labor surplus good?