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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

给 [gěi]

1. verb [给予] give

给我勇气

give me courage
2. verb [让] let

给他看看照片。

Let him see the photos.
3. preposition [为] for

我给妻子做早餐。

I made breakfast for my wife.
4. preposition [向] to

留给他

leave it to him

递给我

pass it to me
5. particle

我把开会的事给忘了。

I forgot about the meeting.

他把钥匙给掉了。

He lost the key.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

给 [gěi]

1. verb give; grant;offer

杭州给我的印象很好。

Hangzhou left a very good impression on me.

公司给他一个月的假。

The company granted him a month's leave.

我哥给了我一块表。

My brother gave me a watch.
2. verb let; allow; make

开完运动会，给我累得够呛。

After the sports meet, I was tired out.

给我看看。

Let me have a look.
3. preposition for the benefit of; for the sake of; for

我给你当翻译。

I'll act as interpreter for you.

她给旅客送水倒茶。

She brought drinking water and tea for the passengers.
4. preposition (used to introduce the recipient of an action) for, to

小朋友给老师行了礼。

The children saluted their teacher.

他给我道歉了。

He's apologized to me.
5. 助词 [Spoken] used before a verb for emphasis

我差点儿把这事给忘了。

I almost forgot that.

把纸收起来，别叫风给刮散了。

Put away all the paper. Don't let it get blown about.

质量不合格给换。

Substandard products will be exchanged.
6. 助词 used after a verb indicating the handing over of something

信已经交给他了。

I've handed the letter to him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

给 [gěi]

1. 动使得到

把钥匙给我

祖国给了我无限温暖
2. 动使遭受到

净给我气受

给他点儿厉害尝尝

给他几句
3. 动表示容许或致使，相当于"叫""让"

拿来给我看看

留神别给他跑掉
4. 介引进动作行为的主动者，相当于"被"

衣服给雨淋湿了

玻璃给人打碎了
5. 介引进动作行为的受害者

别把照相机给我弄坏了
6. 助直接用在动词前面，加强处置的语气

他把自行车给修好了

茶碗叫我给摔碎了
7. 介引进交付、传递等动作的接受者

交给我一本书

给每个人发一件工作服

有事给我打电话
8. 介引进动作的对象，相当于"朝""向"

给国旗敬个礼

给人家赔个不是
9. 介引进动作行为的受益者，相当于"为""替"

给老大娘看病

给祖国争光
10. 介后面带上宾语"我"，用于命令句，表示说话人的意志，加强语气

你给我走开

See more results for 给 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

给你留言，怎么大半天才给我回复？: why did it take you such a long time to reply to my message?
假期里，我一要多休息，给身体充电；二要多看书，给脑子充电
给孩子把尿: hold a baby out to let it urinate
不要给别人留下把柄。: Don't do anything that others can hold against you.
下午咱们给黄瓜绑架。: We're going to stake the cucumbers this afternoon.
放心吧，我给你保驾。: Don't worry. I'll escort you.
给新生婴儿报户口: register the birth of a child
我给大家报喜来了。: I've come with good news for all of you.
你给他写信时，替我带一笔。: Please remember me to him when you write.
给树苗编号: number the saplings; 2314 more results

Character Decomposition

纟 [sī]	+	合 [hé]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 12

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nciku Note

Prepositions as introducers of objects

Prepositions as introducers of objects

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. “对” duì, “对于” duìyú, “关于” guānyú, “至于” zhìyú, “和” hé, “跟” gēn, “同” tóng, “与” yǔ, “为” wèi, “给” gěi, “替” tì, “于” yú, “把” bǎ, “将” jiāng, “叫” jiào, “让” ràng, “被” bèi, “比” bǐ, “朝” cháo, “向” xiàng can be used as prepositions to introduce the recipients - objects - of an action. “被” may be used to introduce the doers of an action.
(1) 他对我很好。
(2) 对于你来说，这只是一场游戏。
(3) 至于故事的结局，我早就忘记了。
(4) 我和（跟，同，与）他同桌三年了。
(5) 我为你准备了一份礼物。
(6) 我给你准备了一份礼物。
(7) 我替他向你问好。
(8) 技术应该服务于生产。
(9) 我把自行车修好了。
(10) 我将自行车修好了。
(11) 叫（让）过来一下。
(12) 你的自行车被我修好了。
(13) 你比他高。
(14) 他朝（向）终点冲了过去。

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