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给予

給予
jǐyǔ
verb HSK 6 #3,859

Meanings

  1. 1 to give; to accord; to grant
  2. 2 to render; to provide

Characters

给
jǐ
to give; to supply
予
yǔ
to give; to bestow
Both characters mean 'to give' - a formal, emphatic way to express giving.

Examples

HSK 2
感谢您给予的帮助。
Gǎnxiè nín jǐyǔ de bāngzhù.
Thank you for the help you've given.
HSK 5
老师给予了我很大的鼓励。
Lǎoshī jǐyǔ le wǒ hěn dà de gǔlì.
The teacher gave me great encouragement.
HSK 6
政府给予了灾区大量援助。
Zhèngfǔ jǐyǔ le zāiqū dàliàng yuánzhù.
The government provided substantial aid to the disaster area.

Tips

usage
给予 is formal/written Chinese. In daily speech, just use 给 (gěi). Note the pronunciation: 给 is read jǐ here, not gěi. 给予 often collocates with abstract nouns: 帮助, 支持, 关注, 鼓励.

Stroke Order

给 gěi
予 yǔ