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Verbs preceded by "gei"
The word 给 (gěi) literally means "to give" but is frequently used in Chinese to indicate the target of a verb. The target is who or what the verb is aimed or directed at.
- Keywords
- 给 · give · to · for
- Used for
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- Classification
- Verbs · HSK2
Examples (10)
现在不要给他打电话。
请快点给我回邮件。
他说他会给我写信的。
你可以给大家读一下吗？
我给你发短信了，你怎么不回？
她的粉丝常常给她寄礼物。
小时候，妈妈每天都给我讲故事。
爸爸应该给儿子道歉。
谁能给我解释一下？
老板让我明天给客户介绍我们的新产品。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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