Examples

供不起

unable to meet the demand; unable to afford the cost

遗像前供着鲜花。

Fresh flowers were laid out before the portrait of the deceased.

他们节衣缩食，但是仍然供不起儿子上学。

They scraped and saved, but still couldn't pay for their son's education.

公园里辟有茶座，供游人小憩。

There are teahouses in the park where visitors can sit and relax.

供和需伴生，这是市场的规律。

It is a market rule that supply exists along with demand.

在这儿还需要搭建几个供游人休息的简易棚。

We shall put up some simply equipped sheds here so that tourists can have a rest.

就是打饥荒，也得供孩子上学。

Even if the family is in debt, the parents have to paying for the children's schooling.

火车上的盥洗室设在每节车厢之间，供旅客洗漱使用。

There are washrooms in every carriage of the train for passengers to wash their faces and rinse their mouths.

只要一画供，他的罪名就成立了。

Once he signed on the confession, the charges against him would be established.

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