Verbs preceded by "gei"
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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.
Structure
Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object
Examples
- 我 给 他 打 电话 了。I gave him a phone call. (Literally: I give him hit phone.)
- 请 给 我 回 电话。
- 我 给 你 发 了 一 封 邮件。
- 但是 你 没有 给 我 回 邮件。
- 你 用 什么 电脑 给 我 传 文件？
- 我 要 给 你 看 我们 的 新 产品。
- 给 女朋友 送 什么 礼物 呢？
- 给 我 说 说 这 件 事情。
- 小 时候，妈妈 每天 都 给 我 讲 故事。
- 你 应该 给 他 道歉。
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".
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 170) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 154) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 143) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 165) →buy
Websites
- Chinesegrammar.info: When 给 (gěi) comes directly after verbs in Mandarin Chinese (verb-给 compounds)
