提供tí gōngto offer
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.
to offerverb
- 2.
to supplyverb
- 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?
How is 提供 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天的比赛在学校。
Míngtiān de bǐsài zài xuéxiào.
Tomorrow's match is at the school.
- Speaker B:
学校会提供水。
Xuéxiào huì tígōng shuǐ.
The school will provide water.
- Speaker A:
午饭呢?
Wǔfàn ne?
What about lunch?
- Speaker B:
午饭学校也提供。
Wǔfàn xuéxiào yě tígōng.
The school also provides lunch.
- Speaker A:
我们要带钱吗?
Wǒmen yào dài qián ma?
Do we need to bring money?
- 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.
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Related words
- 帮助bāng zhùto helpHSK 3
- 给gěito giveHSK 1
- 学校xué xiàoschoolHSK 1
- 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
- 可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able toHSK 1
- 有yǒuto have; there isHSK 1
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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.