看起来供给
kàn qǐ lái gōng jǐ
ZH
appear to supply / seem to provide
这家新工厂看起来供给周边城市足够的日用品。
This new factory appears to supply enough daily necessities for the surrounding cities.
Etymology
This phrase is a combination of common Mandarin words: 看起来 (kàn qǐlái, 'seem to look like') and 供给 (gōng jǐ, 'supply/provide'), formed naturally in modern Chinese to describe something that seems to provide goods or services.
Memory Aid
Break it into parts: 看 (kàn, 'look') + 起来 (qǐlái, 'up/out' = 'appear to be') + 供 (gōng, 'supply') + 给 (jǐ, 'give') → picture a shopkeeper looking over stock and seeming to have enough to give to customers.
Collocations
supply foodsupply energysupply materials
Synonyms
seem to providelook like supplying
Antonyms
fail to supplyrefuse to provide
Related Words
看起来供给供应看上去
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