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. There are two structures for this:

Subject + Verb + Object + 给 + Target

Subject + 给 + Target + Verb + Object

The meaning is the same with either structure.

Some examples:

  • 打 电话。
  • 你 打 电话
  • 回复。

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