给
Character
to give someone something
Readings and meanings
- to give someone something
- to; for (shows who receives something)
Examples
请给我一杯水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ
Please give me a glass of water.
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我给妈妈买花。
wǒ gěi mā ma mǎi huā
I buy flowers for my mom.
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jǐ
ji3Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gěi.
- to give something to someone; to provide (as in 给予)
- enough; plentiful (as in 自给)
Examples
老师给予我们很多帮助。
lǎo shī jǐ yǔ wǒ men hěn duō bāng zhù
The teacher gives us a lot of help.
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妈妈给予我很多爱。
mā ma jǐ yǔ wǒ hěn duō ài
Mom gives me a lot of love.
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我们家自给自足。
wǒ men jiā zì jǐ zì zú
Our family is self-sufficient.
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Words that use “给” as jǐ
供给gōng jǐto give people or places the things they needWordHSK 6给予jǐ yǔTo give someone help, support, or attention.WordHSK 6补给bǔ jǐsupplies such as food and water, sent to people or a placeWordHSK 7–9俸给fèng jǐpayWord
给与jǐ yǔTo give someone help, support, or attention.Variant of 给予WordUnreviewed
给事jǐ shìthe name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 给事中Word给付jǐ fùto payWord给养jǐ yǎngprovisionsWordStroke order
All 9 strokes
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Practice writing 给
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