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給
gěi
Description
"给"是一个很常用的字，意思是把东西交到别人手里。
"给" is a very common character meaning to hand something over to someone.
它也可以放在人前面，表示动作是为了谁做的，比如"给你打电话"。
It can also be placed before a person to indicate for whom an action is done, such as "给你打电话" (call you).
Meanings
给gěi
to give; to hand over
请把书给我。
Please give me the book.
给gěi
for; to (marks the beneficiary)
我给妈妈买了礼物。
I bought a gift for my mom.
给gěi
by (marks the agent in passive)
杯子给他打破了。
The cup was broken by him.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as verb 给 means "give"; as preposition it marks who benefits from an action.
- Nuance
in casual speech 给 can mark the passive agent, similar to 被.
In videos
“不是吧因為你剛剛給我看的那個”
“他們就會給我住的地方和喫的”
“給你一種很有典範的感覺”
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