trade surplus; favorable balance of trade
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have a trade surplus; to have an excess of exports over imports
formalTechnical term used in economics and international trade contexts; '顺差' is its more common synonymous term. The opposite is '入超'.
Qù去
nián年
wǒ我
guó国
duì对
wài外
mào贸
yì易
chū出
chāo超
le了
wǔ五
bǎi百
yì亿
měi美
yuán元
。
Last year, our country had a trade surplus of fifty billion US dollars.
Gāi该
guó国
lián连
xù续
shí十
nián年
chū出
chāo超
，
jī积
lěi累
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
wài外
huì汇
chǔ储
bèi备
。
That country has had a trade surplus for ten consecutive years, accumulating massive foreign exchange reserves.
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Jīng经
jì济
xué学
jiā家
yù预
cè测
jīn今
nián年
jiāng将
zài再
cì次
chū出
chāo超
。
Economists predict a trade surplus again this year.
Cháng长
qī期
de的
chū出
chāo超
kě可
néng能
huì会
yǐn引
fā发
mào贸
yì易
huǒ伙
bàn伴
de的
bù不
mǎn满
。
A prolonged trade surplus may trigger dissatisfaction among trading partners.