Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.give; grant
我哥给了我一块表。
My brother gave me a watch.
杭州给我的印象很好。
Hangzhou left a very good impression on me.
叔叔给他一支笔。
His uncle gave him a pen.
给企业注入新的活力
instill new vitality into enterprises
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- 2
v.allow
不给他看。
Don't allow him to have a look.
他不给大家知道他病了。
He didn't let it be known that he was ill.
- 3
auxiliary word(used before a verb for emphasis)
让雨给淋湿了
got wet in the rain
弟弟把花瓶给打了。
My brother broke the vase.
我记性不好,保不住就给忘了。
I may forget because of my poor memory.
她把自行车给修好了。
She has had her bicycle repaired.
- 4
prep.(used to introduce the recipient of an action) for, to
他给我道歉了。
He's apologized to me.
给孩子们讲故事
tell stories to the children
给你添麻烦了,不好意思。
Sorry to have troubled you.
他给我们当翻译。
He serves as an interpreter for us.
- 5
prep.(followed by 我 in the imperative sentence for emphasis)
你给我走开。
Go away!
- 6
prep.(used in passive sentences to introduce either the doer of the action or the action if the doer isn’t mentioned) by; with
花给雨打湿了。
The flowers got wet in the rain.
这件事我完全给忘了。
I clean forgot it.
报纸给风吹走了。
The newspaper was blown away by the wind.
- 7
prep.(used after a verb indicating the handing over of something)
我已经把信交给他了。
I've handed the letter to him.
发给每个士兵一支枪。
Each soldier was issued a rifle.
她把盐递给我。
She passed me the salt.
把某物递给他
pass him something
Words and phrases with 给
Word usage
- NoteWhen prounced as "jǐ", "给" means supply. Today, it an not be used alone. It can only be grouped with other morphemes, such as "配给", "自给自足"; when reading "gěi", it can be used alone, such as "给我一本书 ".