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给

gěi · gei/jǐ · ji

Traditional 給

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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gěi 給

  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. (sentence intensifier)

jǐ 給

  1. to supply
  2. to provide

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)介(jiè)绍(shào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)。

He introduced his daughter to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)讲(jiǎng)述(shù)了(le)他(tā)的(de)一(yì)生(shēng)。

He told me the story of his life.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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