给

gěi/jǐ

to; for

Traditional 給

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 HSK 2.0 · Level 2 prepositionverbparticle

Meaning

gěi as in 交给 gei3

to
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 as in 给予 ji3

to supply
to provide

Example sentences

míngtiān明天zǎoshang早上6点gěi给wǒ我dǎdiànhuà打电话。

Call me at six tomorrow morning.
Zhōngguó中国gěi给wǒ我xǔduō许多bùtóng不同de的yìnxiàng印象。

China gives me many different impressions.
tā他gěi给wǒ我xiě写le了yī一fēng封hěn很zhǎng长de的xìn信。

He wrote me a long letter.
wǒ我yī一huídào回到jiā家jiù就dǎdiànhuà打电话gěi给nǐ你。

I will give you a call as soon as I get home.

HSK words with 给

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