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给

gěi
HSK 13 readings

“To” in Chinese is 给 (gěi).

Meaning

  • to
  • for
  • for the benefit of
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  • to give
  • to allow
  • to do sth (for sb)
  • (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  • (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  • (sentence intensifier)
  • bound formto supply; to provide
  • (literary) sufficient; abundant

Example

我没有送给他。

I didn't give it to him.

From 送给 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • gěito / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier)
  • jǐ(bound form) to supply; to provide / (literary) sufficient; abundant

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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