给 - gěi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 1 - Easy
9 strokes
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给 (給)

gěi

Definition

to
他给我打电话。

He phoned me.
for
这个给你。

This is for you.
to give
弟弟给妈妈一件礼物

Litte brother gave mom a gift.

给我6个饺子。

Give me 6 dumplings.
for the benefit of

Other pronunciations

jǐ

to supply
to provide

Character Decomposition

Related words (24)

给事

gěi shì

official (imperial) position (old)

to give; to grant

cool; nifty; awesome; impressive; to put in extra effort

给定

gěi dìng

to state in advance; preset; given

给你点颜色看看

gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan

(I'll) teach you a lesson; put you in your place

交给

jiāo gěi

to give; to deliver; to hand over

to deliver; to pay

to lend (to someone)

to divide (and give to others)

发给

fā gěi

to issue; to grant; to distribute

to give; to hand

to slip sb sth; to press sb to accept sth; to insert surreptitiously; to foist sth off on sb

带给

dài gěi

to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to

to donate

to set aside (for); to leave (to/for); to reserve (for)

to bestow; to give

to pass on to

to lose to (sb); to be outdone by

to return sth to sb

to; to give (as a present); to send; to deliver

颁给

bān gěi

to award; to confer on (sb)

不给力

bù gěi lì

lame (unimpressive); a huge letdown; not to try at all

to task

(lit.) to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

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