Chinese word

供

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng

Meaning

  • verbsupply

Example

公司按时供货给客户。gōng sī àn shí gōng huò gěi kè hù

The company supplies goods to customers on time.

Illustration for 供 (supply)

More examples

超市在节前常出现供不应求的现象。chāo shì zài jié qián cháng chū xiàn gōng bú yìng qiú de xiàn xiàng

Before holidays, supermarkets often see supply fall short of demand.

Core concept

Places what another person or group needs within their reach for use or benefit.

Common phrases

  • 按需供给àn xū gōng jǐ

    supply as needed

  • 市场上供不应求shì chǎng shàng gòng bù yīng qiú

    supply in the market cannot meet demand

Similar words

提供tí gōng: Make goods, information, or services available for someone to use.
供应gōng yìng: Regularly supply goods or raw materials to a market or customers.
供给gōng jǐ: Supply necessities that sustain daily life or production.
给予jí yǔ: Give aid, support, or recognition to help someone.

Definition in Chinese

把东西、资源或支持送给或安排给他人，使对方能够使用或受益。bǎ dōng xī zī yuán huò zhī chí sòng gěi huò ān pái gěi tā rén shǐ duì fāng néng gòu shǐ yòng huò shòu yì

Word origin

供 (gōng, "supply") is a phono-semantic character formed from 亻 (rén, "person") and 共 (gòng, "together"), with 共 mainly providing the sound and 亻 marking a human action.

Usage tips

  • When the source is an organization, this verb can describe a planned service or resource, not only a hand-to-hand exchange.

Other meanings

  • provideverb
  • allocateverb
  • grantverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 供需gōng xūsupply and demandnoun
  • 供给者gōng jí zhěsuppliernoun

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