卖方市场

賣方市場

màifāng shìchǎng

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

好学区的房子一直是卖方市场。

Hǎo xuéqū de fángzi yìzhí shì màifāng shìchǎng.

Homes in good school districts are always a seller's market.

HSK 6

改革开放前，商品短缺，几乎什么都是卖方市场。

Gǎigé kāifàng qián, shāngpǐn duǎnquē, jīhū shénme dōu shì màifāng shìchǎng.

Before reform and opening up, goods were scarce and almost everything was a seller's market.

usage

Goods are 供不应求 'in short supply', so the 卖方 'seller' sets the price and buyers still compete. The opposite is a 买方市场 'buyer's market'.

卖 mài

方 fāng

市 shì

场 chǎng