供给

供給

gōngjǐ

verb HSK 6 #7,949

Meanings

Zhèngfǔ xiàng zāiqū gōngjǐ shíwù hé shuǐ.

The government supplied food and water to the disaster area.

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng gōngjǐ quán shì de diànlì.

This factory supplies electricity to the whole city.

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