Chinese Word: 給 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

給 (Simplified: 给)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2

Antonyms: 要

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:合 indicates the sound; 糹 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 糹 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 合 [ hé ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

Similar Characters: 紿

Pinyin: gěi

English Definition:to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被 ); (grammatical equivalent of 把 ); (sentence intensifier)

Chinese Definition:
①交付，送与：给以。给予。送给。献给。
②把动作或态度加到对方：给他一顿批评。
③替，为：给大家帮忙。
④被，表示遭受：房子给火烧掉了。
⑤把，将：请你随手给门送上。

Example Words:

給以

gěi yǐ

to give; to grant

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Pinyin: jǐ

English Definition:to supply; to provide

Chinese Definition:
①供应：供给。补给。给养。自给自足。
②富裕，充足：家给人足。
③敏捷：言论给捷。

Example Words:

給予HSK 6

jǐ yǔ

to accord; to give; to show (respect)

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Example Sentences

1		mā ma 妈妈 gěi 给 wǒ 我 zuò fàn 做饭 le 了。 Mom cooked for me.
2		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī bēi shuǐ 一杯水。 Please give me a glass of water.
3		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 cài dān 菜单。 Please give me a menu.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 gěi 给 bà ba 爸爸。 I want to call my dad.
5		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī 一 bēi 杯 kāi shuǐ 开水。 Please give me a glass of boiling water.

More Sentences

1		mā ma 妈妈 gěi 给 wǒ 我 zuò fàn 做饭 le 了。 Mom cooked for me.
2		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī bēi shuǐ 一杯水。 Please give me a glass of water.
3		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 cài dān 菜单。 Please give me a menu.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 gěi 给 bà ba 爸爸。 I want to call my dad.
5		qǐng 请 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī 一 bēi 杯 kāi shuǐ 开水。 Please give me a glass of boiling water.

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