Meaning of gěi:

gěi

Preposition

to; for; for the benefit of

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Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ mǎile yīgè lǐwù gěi nǐ.

我买了一个礼物给你。

I bought a gift for you.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Wǒ mǎile yīgè lǐwù gěi nǐ.

我买了一个礼物给你。

I bought a gift for you.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Wǒ zhǔnbèi le yī fèn lǐwù sòng gěi tā.

我准备了一份礼物送他。

I prepared a gift to give to him.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Verb

to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); to supply; to provide

Māmā gěi le wǒ yí gè píngguǒ.

妈妈给了我一个苹果。

Mom gave me an apple.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Qǐng gěi tā yī gè jī huì.

他一个机会。

Please give him a chance.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Wǒ měitiān dūhuì gěi māmā dǎ diànhuà.

我每天都会妈妈打电话。

I call my mom every day.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shū gěi wǒ.

请你把书给我。

Please give me the book.

Tā gěi wǒ yī fèn lǐwù.

我一份礼物。

He gave me a gift.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Lǎoshī měitiān dūhuì gěi wǒmen xīnde zuòyè.

老师每天都会给我们新的作业。

The teacher provides us with new assignments every day.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Particle

(grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shū gěi wǒ.

请你把书给我。

Please give me the book.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Zhè běn shū shì wǒ gěi nǐ de.

这本书是我你的。

This book is for you from me.

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想给你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗给咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

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