给 (給)
gěi
Pinyin

Definition

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. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. (sentence intensifier)
给 (給)
 - 
jǐ
  1. to supply
  2. to provide

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

给
gěi
  1. 1 to
  2. 2 for
  3. 3 for the benefit of
  4. 4 to give
  5. 5 to allow
  6. 6 to do sth (for sb)
  7. 7 (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. 8 (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. 9 (sentence intensifier)
带给
dài gěi
  1. 1 to give to
  2. 2 to provide to
  3. 3 to bring to
  4. 4 to take to
留给
liú gěi
  1. 1 to set aside for
给予
jǐ yǔ
  1. 1 to accord
  2. 2 to give
  3. 3 to show (respect)
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort

Idioms (4)

人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
家给人足
jiā jǐ rén zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
目不暇给
mù bù xiá gěi
  1. 1 the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things to see
  2. 2 a feast for the eyes
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
  1. 1 Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！
xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir ，zhè liǎndànr duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr zài zhèr wánr ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
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明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作，别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作，我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿！
míngr nǐ jiù gěi wǒ chūméner qù zhǎo gōngzuò ，bié chéngtiān lài zài jiālǐ 。méi ge zhèngjīng gōngzuò ，wǒ kàn nǐ shàng nǎr zhǎo xífur ！
Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!
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好好好，那我分批出货，尽快赶给您。
hǎohǎohǎo ，nà wǒ fēnpī chūhuò ，jǐnkuài gǎn gěi nín 。
Ok, then I will ship the products in batches, and deliver them as soon as possible.
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你这人真干脆如果这次货卖得好，下次给你个大订单！
nǐ zhè rén zhēn gāncuì rúguǒ zhècì huò mài de hǎo ，xiàcì gěi nǐ ge dà dìngdān ！
You are really straightforward! If the product sells well, let’s make a bigger deal next time.
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看在我们第一次合作的份上，可以给您这个价钱。
kàn zài wǒmen dìyīcì hézuò de fèn shàng ，kěyǐ gěi nín zhège jiàqian 。
For the sake of our first cooperation, I could offer you a price like this.
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她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。
tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
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加油，我给你们点外卖。
jiāyóu ，wǒ gěi nǐmen diǎnwàimài 。
Keep going. I’ll order you some food delivery.
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为了要换免费的东西，所以给了个人资料。螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。你不能只想着眼前的利益。
wèile yào huàn miǎnfèi de dōngxi ，suǒyǐ gěi le gèrén zīliào 。tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu 。nǐ bùnéng zhǐ xiǎng zhe yǎnqián de lìyì 。
In order to get free samples, you gave out your personal information. You can't see the forest for the trees. Don't only consider the immediate profits.
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今天早上开会的时候我没有拿到开会资料，有人可以传给我吗？
jīntiān zǎoshang kāihuì de shíhou wǒ méiyǒu nádào kāihuì zīliào ，yǒurén kěyǐ chuángei wǒ ma ？
I didn't get the file from the meeting this morning. Could anyone send it to me?
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我的同事传给我资料了。
wǒ de tóngshì chuángei wǒ zīliào le 。
My colleague sent me the file.
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