供给

供給

gōngjǐ

verb HSK 6 #7,949

Meanings

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

供给不足导致物价上涨。

Gōngjǐ bùzú dǎozhì wùjià shàngzhǎng.

Insufficient supply led to rising prices.

HSK 6

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.

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