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Chinese speakers use 给 (gěi) in some interesting ways, similar to how English speakers use "to give", as in "to give someone a phone call" or "to give someone a reply".
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“给”用作介词的时候，最常见的意思是“为”。
  
 
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* 你 妈妈 每天 都 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 做饭 吗？<span class="trans">Does your mama cook for you every day? (Literally: Your mama everyday gives you cook food?</span>
 
* 你 妈妈 每天 都 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 做饭 吗？<span class="trans">Does your mama cook for you every day? (Literally: Your mama everyday gives you cook food?</span>
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* 我 <em>给</em> <strong>他</strong> 打 电话 了。<span class="trans">I gave him a phone call. (Literally: I give him hit phone.)</span>
 
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* 请 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 回复。<span class="trans">Please give me a reply.</span>
 
 
* 你 需要 我 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 点 菜吗？<span class="trans">Do you need me to give you a little bit of food?</span>
 
* 你 需要 我 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 点 菜吗？<span class="trans">Do you need me to give you a little bit of food?</span>
 
* 看 看 我 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 带 了 什么？<span class="trans">Did you give what I brought you a little look?</span>
 
* 看 看 我 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 带 了 什么？<span class="trans">Did you give what I brought you a little look?</span>
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* 我 <em>给</em> <strong>我 的 小狗</strong> 做 了 一 件 衣服。<span class="trans">I gave my dog an article of clothing I made.</span>
 
* 我 <em>给</em> <strong>我 的 小狗</strong> 做 了 一 件 衣服。<span class="trans">I gave my dog an article of clothing I made.</span>
 
* 今年 这 个 老师 <em>给</em> <strong>我们</strong> 上 课。<span class="trans">This year, this teacher taught our class.</span>
 
* 今年 这 个 老师 <em>给</em> <strong>我们</strong> 上 课。<span class="trans">This year, this teacher taught our class.</span>
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* 我 <em>给</em> <strong>我 的 女 朋友</strong> 送 了 一 束 花。<span class="trans">I gave my girlfriend a bouquet.</span>
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* 王医生 每天 <em>给</em> 一 百 个 人 看病。
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* 爸爸 要 <em>给</em> 我 买 房子。
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* 老公 <em>给</em> 我 买 了 一 个 很 大 的 生日 蛋糕。
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* 我 <em>给</em> 你 订 了 一 张 机票。
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* 我 去 <em>给</em> 你 泡 一 杯 茶。
 
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You can change the above structure into another structure when referring to""打电话、回邮件、发邮件、送礼物、传文件" and  the meaning won't change.
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==See also==
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Subject + Verb + Object + 给 + Target
 
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* 你 打 电话 <em>给</em> <strong>他</strong>。<span class="trans">You give him a phone call. (Literally: You hit phone give he.)</span>
 
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* 我 会 发 邮件<em>给</em> <strong>他</strong>。<span class="trans">I will send him an email.</span>
 
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* 他 昨天 送 花 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 了。<span class="trans">You sent me flowers yesterday.</span>
 
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* 你 妈妈 每天 都 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 做饭 吗？<span class="trans">Does your mama cook for you every day? (Literally: Your mama everyday gives you cook food?</span>
 
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* 看 看 我 带 了 什么 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> ？<span class="trans">Did you look a little bit at what I brought you?</span>
 
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* 我 要 做 一 个 演讲 <em>给</em> <strong>他们</strong> 。<span class="trans">I want to write a speech to give them.</span>
 
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* 我 做 了 一 件 衣服 <em>给</em> <strong>我 的 小狗</strong> 。<span class="trans">I made clothes to give my small dog.</span>
 
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* 你 会 送 花 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 吗？<span class="trans">Can you give me a bouquet?</span>
 
  
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<li class="x">今年 这 个 老师 上 课 <em>给</em> <strong>我们</strong> 。 <span class="trans">This year, this teacher attended class to give us.</span></li>
 
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<li class="x">你 需要 我 点 菜 <em>给</em> <strong>你</strong> 吗？ <span class="trans">Do you have to a little food give me?</span></li>
 
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<li class="x">请 回复 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 。<span class="trans">Please reply give me.</span></li>
 
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<li class="x">小时候，爸爸 经常 讲 故事 <em>给</em> <strong>我</strong> 。<span class="trans">When I was young, my father often told stories gave me.
 
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*[[Expressing "with" with "gen"]]
 
*[[Expressing "with" with "gen"]]
 
*[[Using "dui"]]
 
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* Chinesegrammar.info: [http://chinesegrammar.info/structure/gei3-directly-after-verb/ When 给 (gěi) comes directly after verbs in Mandarin Chinese (verb-给 compounds)]
 
* Chinesegrammar.info: [http://chinesegrammar.info/structure/gei3-directly-after-verb/ When 给 (gěi) comes directly after verbs in Mandarin Chinese (verb-给 compounds)]
  
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{{Basic Grammar|给|A2|给…… + V / V + 给……|打电话 <em>给</em> 她。我 <em>给</em> 你 打电话。|grammar point|ASG3ORNN}}
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{{Basic Grammar|给|B1|Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object|爸爸 要 <em>给</em> 我 买 房子。|grammar point|ASG3ORNN}}
 
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{{Similar|Using "dui"}}  
 
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{{Similar|Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"}}
 
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{{Translation|give}}
 
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Revision as of 07:29, 12 December 2013

“给”用作介词的时候，最常见的意思是“为”。

Structure

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.

Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 你 妈妈 每天 都 给 你 做饭 吗？Does your mama cook for you every day? (Literally: Your mama everyday gives you cook food?
  • 你 需要 我 给 你 点 菜吗？Do you need me to give you a little bit of food?
  • 看 看 我 给 你 带 了 什么？Did you give what I brought you a little look?
  • 我 要 给 他们 做 一 个 演讲。I want to give them a speech.
  • 小时候，爸爸 经常 给 我 讲 故事。When I was little, my dad often told me stories
  • 我 给 我 的 小狗 做 了 一 件 衣服。I gave my dog an article of clothing I made.
  • 今年 这 个 老师 给 我们 上 课。This year, this teacher taught our class.
  • 王医生 每天 给 一 百 个 人 看病。
  • 爸爸 要 给 我 买 房子。
  • 老公 给 我 买 了 一 个 很 大 的 生日 蛋糕。
  • 我 给 你 订 了 一 张 机票。
  • 我 去 给 你 泡 一 杯 茶。

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