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供货 (gōng huò) — to supply goods, to provide stock

Definition

A formal/business verb meaning to supply or provide goods, especially as part of a contract or ongoing arrangement. Pairs with 合同, 客户, and 给 + recipient.

verb
to supply goodsto provide stock

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā men qù nián gòng le yí cì huò, zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    They supplied goods once last year, and the quality was very good.
  • 供货。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào gěi chāo shì gōng huò.
    This company mainly supplies goods to supermarkets.
  • 供货。
    Wǒ men yǐ jīng gēn kè hù qiān le gōng huò hé tong.
    We have already signed a supply contract with the client.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

供gòngsupply
货huògoods

供 (“supply”) and 货 (“goods”) mean supply goods.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
共
共gòng供gòng
Same sound today

供 is made of 亻, a person, and 共, which gives the sound gòng.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà貨huò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a shorthand.

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Business & Commerce

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