B2 · Grammar reference · ASG863DE
Comparing "gei" and "wei"
Both 给 and 为 can mean "for." They seem to be arbitrarily assigned to different verbs, and to make matters worse, some verbs (but not all!) can use either one. There are a few principles you can use to keep them straight, but also a few exceptions you need to memorize. As always, lots of examples help!
- Keywords
- 给 · 为 · for
- Used for
- Expressing purpose
- Classification
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Examples (14)
请给我拿一双筷子。
下飞机以后，我给你打电话。
你别忘了给我回邮件。
同事给我介绍了公司的情况。
这件事是你做得不对，给他道歉。
老板给我提了很多建议。
上海给我留下了很深的印象。
我现在为谷歌公司工作。
你为国家做过贡献吗？
我真的为你高兴。
父母为孩子付出了很多。
父母管孩子总是说是为孩子好。
我们都是成年人了，应该为自己的行为负责。
政府为公司提供了保障。
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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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