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给

給
gěi
verb HSK 1 #43

Meanings

  1. 1 to give
  2. 2 for; to (preposition)

Characters

给
gěi
to give; for; to
纟(silk/thread) + 合 (hé, to combine) — threads brought together as a gift

Examples

给你。
Gěi nǐ.
Here you go. / For you.
请给我一杯水。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ.
Please give me a glass of water.
我给他打电话。
Wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
I'll call him.

Tips

grammar
给 has two main roles: (1) as a verb meaning 'to give': 给你一本书 (give you a book); (2) as a preposition meaning 'for/to': 给他做饭 (cook for him), 给我看看 (show me).

Stroke Order

给 gěi

Related Words

交给 jiāogěi HSK 2 #1,533
to hand over to / to give to / to entrust to
送给 sònggěi HSK 2 #2,332
to give (as a gift) / to send to
递给 dìgěi HSK 5 #5,376
to hand to (someone) / to pass to (someone)
给予 jǐyǔ HSK 6 #3,859
to give; to accord; to grant / to render; to provide
留给 liúgěi #2,437
to leave (something) for (someone) / to save for / to set aside for
上课 shàngkè HSK 1 #2,817
to go to class / to attend class / to give a lesson
发给 fāgěi #4,630
to send to / to issue to / to distribute to
献给 xiàngěi #4,640
to dedicate to / to present to / to offer to
付给 fùgěi #5,445
to pay (someone); to hand over to
个 gè HSK 1 #29
general measure word (used for people, objects, and abstract nouns)
给 gěi
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