予

予 yú / yǔ in a sentence

Gives

Full dictionary entry 7 sentences

予 (yú / yǔ) means Gives. Below are 7 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

学校授 予 他荣誉学位。

Xuéxiào shòuyǔ tā róngyù xuéwèi.

The university conferred an honorary degree on him.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 授予

老师给 予 了他很多帮助。

Lǎoshī jǐyǔ le tā hěn duō bāngzhù.

The teacher gave him a great deal of help.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 给予

学校决定给 予 他严重处分。

Xuéxiào juédìng jǐyǔ tā yánzhòng chǔfèn.

The school decided to impose a serious penalty on him.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 处分

这个词被赋 予 了新的含义。

Zhège cí bèi fùyǔ le xīn de hányì.

This word has been given a new meaning.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 赋予

社会应当给 予 他们更多关注。

Shèhuì yīngdāng jǐyǔ tāmen gèng duō guānzhù.

Society should give them more attention.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 给予

这项奖章授 予 了三位科学家。

Zhè xiàng jiǎngzhāng shòuyǔ le sān wèi kēxuéjiā.

This medal was awarded to three scientists.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 授予

法律赋 予 每个公民同样的权利。

Fǎlǜ fùyǔ měi ge gōngmín tóngyàng de quánlì.

The law confers the same rights on every citizen.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 赋予

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Words that contain 予

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Questions about 予

How is 予 used in a sentence?

This page shows 7 sentences using 予 (yú / yǔ, "Gives"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 予 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 予 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Where can I see the full entry for 予?

The dictionary page for 予 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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