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给
給
gěi
1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (passive particle)
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

给
gěi
to give, to lend; for, by
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

塞给
sāigěi
to slip sb sth
交给
jiāogěi
to give
留给
liúgěi
to set aside for
发给
fāgěi
to issue
给事
gěishì
official (imperial) position (old)
给以
gěiyǐ
to give
给力
gěilì
cool
给定
gěidìng
to state in advance
赐给
cìgěi
to bestow
输给
shūgěi
to lose to (sb)
转给
zhuǎngěi
to pass on to
送给
sònggěi
to send
还给
huángěi
to return sth to sb
颁给
bāngěi
to award
付给
fùgěi
to deliver
借给
jiègěi
to lend to sb
传给
chuángei
to pass on (to sb)
分给
fēngěi
to divide (and give to others)
呈给
chénggěi
to give
带给
dàigěi
to give to

Example Sentences (10)

今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba, gěi nǐ guò shēngrì.
Let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate your birthday.
Text 4
你等等我，好吗？王老师让我给大卫打电话。
Nǐ děng děng wǒ, hǎo ma? Wáng lǎoshī ràng wǒ gěi Dàwèi dǎ diànhuà.
Wait for me, okay? Teacher Wang asked me to call David.
Text 2
好，不看了。给我一杯茶吧。
Hǎo, bú kàn le. Gěi wǒ yì bēi chá ba.
Okay, I won't watch anymore. Give me a cup of tea, please.
Text 2
那你等等，我上楼去给你拿一把伞。
Nà nǐ děng děng, wǒ shàng lóu qù gěi nǐ ná yì bǎ sǎn.
Then wait a moment; I'll go upstairs and get you an umbrella.
Text 3
刚才给她打电话了，她在路上呢。
Gāngcái gěi tā dǎ diànhuà le,tā zài lù shàng ne.
I just called her, she's on the way.
Text 2
年轻人说：浪漫是她想要月亮时，你不会给她星星；
Niánqīng rén shuō：Làngmàn shì tā xiǎng yào yuèliàng shí,nǐ bù huì gěi tā xīngxing；
Young people say: Romance is not giving her stars when she wants the moon;
Text 4
好，我现在给她打电话。
Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
Okay, I'll call her now.
Text 3
这是给爷爷的礼物，明天我们一起送过去，看看爷爷奶奶。
Zhè shì gěi yéye de lǐwù, míngtiān wǒmen yīqǐ sòng guòqù, kànkan yéye nǎinai.
This is a gift for grandpa. Tomorrow we will take it over together and see grandpa and grandma.
Text 1
太好了！记得给大山打个电话，让他马上过来。
Tài hǎo le! Jì de gěi Dà shān dǎ gè diàn huà, ràng tā mǎ shàng guò lái.
Great! Remember to call Dashan and have him come over right away.
Text 3
那件衣服我穿着有点儿小，给我弟弟了。
Nà jiàn yīfu wǒ chuānzhe yǒu diǎnr xiǎo, gěi wǒ dìdi le.
That piece of clothing was a bit small on me, so I gave it to my younger brother.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

给
jǐ
to supply / to provide
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
179
Word Frequency Rank
55 of 84,292