gěi

HSK 1
common
verb
preposition
auxiliary

Meaning of

给 means to give; to grant; to inflict; to let; to allow; to cause. Pronounced gěi. HSK 1.

  • to give; to grant; to inflict
  • to let; to allow; to cause
  • to indicate transfer of action

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shū
shu
gěi
zhī
 

Uncle gave him a pen.

Háng
zhōu
gěi
de
yìn
xiàng
hěn
hǎo
 

Hangzhou left a very good impression on me.

men
gěi
rén
chén
zhòng
de
 

We dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.

Péng
yǒu
gěi
le
fèn
shēng
 

A friend sent me a birthday gift in the mail.

Zhè
chǎng
gěi
chéng
shì
dài
lái
le
yán
zhòng
de
nèi
lào
 

This heavy rain brought severe urban flooding to the city.