供不应求

gōng bù yìng qiú

demand outstrips supply

Character by character

供gōng
supply

不bù
not

应yìng
meet

求qiú
demand

这款手机一上市就供不应求。

This phone has been in short supply since the day it went on sale.

Tone: neutral.

The opposite is 供过于求.

Learn this in Lesson 54 · HSK 6: 电商、直播与快递 (E-commerce, livestreams and parcels)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.