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给
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Definitions
- 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)
Example Sentences
1 shown给 ， 给 你！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 给
to donate
to forget (everything one has learned)
to give to
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)
salary; wage
depot
to pay
to issue
Zanzibar
supply ship
to task
self-sufficiency
to accord
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
provisions; supplies; victuals
to give
to deliver
to pass on to
to state in advance
to administer medicine
to give; to deliver; to hand over
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
to lend to sb
supply
to supply water
to return sth to sb
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
pay
self-reliant
cool
to furnish
supply ship
soap dispenser
to give
to award
to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
to lose to (sb)
to ration
to set aside for
(neologism c. 2020) come on, you can do it!
(I'll) teach you a lesson
to pass on to
to show deference or praise publicly
aggregate supply
to bestow
supplies
(the name of an official position in the imperial court), aka 給事中|给事中[jǐ shì zhōng]
ammunition depot
to divide (and give to others)
lame (unimpressive)
to send