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给

gěi · gei/jǐ · ji

Traditional 給

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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gěi 給

  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. (sentence intensifier)

jǐ 給

  1. to supply
  2. to provide
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In a conversation

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A gift for you

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    This is for you.

  2. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)？是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    For me? What is it?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)打开(dǎkāi)看看(kànkan)。

    Open it and see.

  4. Dengdeng

    一本(yīběn)书(shū)？

    A book?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，是(shì)你(nǐ)借(jiè)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)那本(nàběn)。

    Yes, the one you lent me.

  6. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)还给(huángěi)我(wǒ)的(de)，不是(bùshì)礼物(lǐwù)！

    That's being returned to me, not a gift!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)介(jiè)绍(shào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)。

He introduced his daughter to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)讲(jiǎng)述(shù)了(le)他(tā)的(de)一(yì)生(shēng)。

He told me the story of his life.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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