给 (gěi): give
给 (gěi) is a Chinese character meaning “give.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 合 (phonetic). It ranks #180 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 给 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- give
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 给
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send |
| 留给 | liú gěi | to set aside for |
| 发给 | fā gěi | to issue |
| 递给 | dì gěi | to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) |
| 付给 | fù gěi | to deliver |
| 补给 | bǔ jǐ | supply |
| 转给 | zhuǎn gěi | to pass on to |
| 配给 | pèi jǐ | to ration |
| 还给 | huán gěi | to return sth to sb |
| 输给 | shū gěi | to lose to (sb) |
| 自给自足 | zì jǐ zì zú | self-sufficiency |
| 给养 | jǐ yǎng | provisions |
| 补给品 | bǔ jǐ pǐn | supplies |
| 桑给巴尔 | sāng jǐ bā ěr | Zanzibar |
给 appears in 60 compound words: 27 as the first character, 47 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 给 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
Zanzibar (an island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean); Zanzibar Island, Unguja (an island of Tanzania)
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
Example Sentences
请把这个文件给客户，让他们确认一下内容。
Qǐng bǎ zhè gè wénjiàn gěi kèhù, ràng tāmen quèrèn yíxià nèiróng.
Please give this document to the client and let them confirm the content.
...众票选“CP值最高商务饭店”是它!日媒:给人一种安心感
. . . zhòng piào xuǎn C P zhí zuì gāo shāng wù fàn diàn shì tā ! rì méi : gěi rén yī zhǒng ān xīn gǎn
... It is the "business hotel with the highest CP value" voted by the crowd! Japanese media: It gives people a sense of security
小巴司机派利市给游客!台女生来港看新年烟花感动呼:这趟很...
xiǎo bā sī jī pài lì shì gěi yóu kè ! tái nǚ shēng lái gǎng kàn xīn nián yān huā gǎn dòng hū : zhè tāng hěn . . .
The minibus driver sent a profit to tourists! Taiwanese girls came to Hong Kong to watch the New Year's fireworks and were moved: This trip is very...
繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的祝福
fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de zhù fú
Prosperity and prosperity, better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to everyone's blessings to the motherland
金牌,苏翊鸣送给自己最好的生日礼物!
jīn pái , sū 翊 míng sòng gěi zì jǐ zuì hǎo de shēng rì lǐ wù !
Gold Medal: Su Yiming's Best Birthday Gift to Himself!
子弟兵给您送祝福啦,快来签收!
zǐ dì bīng gěi nín sòng zhù fú lā , kuài lái qiān shōu !
Our troops are sending you blessings—come sign for them!
礼物？给我的？多谢多谢！
Lǐwù? gěi wǒ de? duōxiè duōxiè!
A present? For me? Thank you!
能不能请你把盐递给我？
Néng bù néng qǐng nǐ bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ?
Could you pass me the salt, please?
你能再给我点茶吗？
Nǐ néng zài gěi wǒ diǎn chá ma?
Would you please give me some more tea?
请你给我看一下这条裙子好吗？
Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ kàn yīxià zhè tiáo qúnzi hǎo ma?
Can you show me this skirt please?
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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