(tí gōng) - provide, offer, supply in Mandarin

tígōng

Traditional: 提供

HSK 4

#840 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

provide, offer, supply

Word origin

A compound of 提 (tí) 'to lift, to raise, to put forward' and 供 (gōng) 'to supply'. 提 has the 扌(hand) radical with 是 as phonetic; 供 has the 亻(person) radical with 共 (gòng) as phonetic. Together they mean to provide or to offer.

Origin: compound
Root: 提 (tí, to raise: 扌hand + 是) + 供 (gōng, to supply: 亻person + 共)

Stroke order

提

供

Examples

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The company provides free lunch.

？

Can you provide assistance?

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He provided useful information.

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The hotel provides a free breakfast.

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They provide technical support.

提供 (tí gōng) means provide, offer, supply. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 17.