顺差 shùnchā surplus
(trade or budget) surplus
How to remember 顺差: 顺 to submit to + 差 differ from = surplus.
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How it is used
- A (trade or budget) surplus - 贸易顺差 (màoyì shùnchā) a trade surplus.
- An economics term; exports exceed imports. Read shùnchā (差 = chā here).
- Opposite of 逆差 (nìchā, deficit); the 顺差/逆差 pair is standard in trade-balance discussion - 贸易逆差 (màoyì nìchā) a trade deficit.