供给

供給

gōngjǐ

verb HSK 6 #7,949

Meanings

政府向灾区供给食物和水。

Zhèngfǔ xiàng zāiqū gōngjǐ shíwù hé shuǐ.

The government supplied food and water to the disaster area.

这家工厂供给全市的电力。

Zhèjiā gōngchǎng gōngjǐ quánshì de diànlì.

This factory supplies electricity to the whole city.

供给不足导致物价上涨。

Gōngjǐ bùzú dǎozhì wùjià shàngzhǎng.

Insufficient supply led to rising prices.

grammar

Note the reading: 供 is gōng (1st tone) here, not gòng (4th tone, which means 'to offer/confess').

usage

供给 is more formal than 提供 (tígōng). Often used in economic/military contexts (supply and demand = 供给与需求).

供 gōng

给 gěi