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过剩

guò shèng

2-character word Traditional 過剩

What 过剩 means

1. to be excessive; to be more than is required

The characters in 过剩

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 剩shèngto remain; to be left; to have as remainder

Example sentences

• 由于产量过剩，卷心菜的价格下降了。
  Yóuyú chǎnliàng guòshèng, juǎnxīncài de jiàgé xiàjiàng le.
  The price of cabbage fell because of overproduction.
• 1916 年，橙子过剩催生了「喝一颗橙子」的广告语，旨在让人们相信，将一颗橙子 (或数颗橙子) 榨汁是开始新一天的健康方式。
  In 1916, a surplus of oranges gave birth to the advertising slogan, “Drink an orange,” which aimed to convince people that juicing an orange (or a few oranges) was a healthy way to start the day.