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提供tí gōngto offer

HSK 4word

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提供 (tí gōng) means "to offer," "to supply," or "to provide." 我可以提供帮助 says I can offer help. 这家店提供水 says this shop supplies water. 学校提供午饭 says the school provides lunch. Each sentence uses one of those senses for the same verb.

What does 提供 mean?

  1. 1.

    to offerverb

  2. 2.

    to supplyverb

  3. 3.

    to provideverb

What do the characters in 提供 mean?

  • 提to put forward
  • 供to provide; to supply

How do you use 提供?

提供 can take a noun such as 水, 午饭, or 帮助.

Patterns

  • 提供 + Noun

    学校提供午饭。

    Xuéxiào tígōng wǔfàn.

    The school provides lunch.

  • 提供帮助

    我可以提供帮助。

    Wǒ kěyǐ tígōng bāngzhù.

    I can offer help.

  • 提供 + 水

    这家店提供水。

    Zhè jiā diàn tígōng shuǐ.

    This shop supplies water.

What are some examples of 提供 in a sentence?

  1. 我可以提供帮助。

    Wǒ kěyǐ tígōng bāngzhù.

    I can offer help.

  2. 这家店提供水。

    Zhè jiā diàn tígōng shuǐ.

    This shop supplies water.

  3. 学校提供午饭。

    Xuéxiào tígōng wǔfàn.

    The school provides lunch.

  4. 他们也提供水。

    Tāmen yě tígōng shuǐ.

    They also supply water.

How is 提供 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天的比赛在学校。

    Míngtiān de bǐsài zài xuéxiào.

    Tomorrow's match is at the school.

  2. Speaker B:

    学校会提供水。

    Xuéxiào huì tígōng shuǐ.

    The school will provide water.

  3. Speaker A:

    午饭呢?

    Wǔfàn ne?

    What about lunch?

  4. Speaker B:

    午饭学校也提供。

    Wǔfàn xuéxiào yě tígōng.

    The school also provides lunch.

  5. Speaker A:

    我们要带钱吗?

    Wǒmen yào dài qián ma?

    Do we need to bring money?

  6. Speaker B:

    不用。水和午饭都是学校提供的。

    Búyòng. Shuǐ hé wǔfàn dōu shì xuéxiào tígōng de.

    No need. The water and the lunch are both provided by the school.

Can you use 提供 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 学校___午饭。(The school provides lunch.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "I can offer help"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这家店___水。(This shop supplies water.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.