给 (gěi) means Give (let - for - to do). Below are 24 of the 62 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
From the graded readers
他 给 我开了一些药。
tā gěi wǒ kāile yīxiē yào.
He prescribed me some medicine.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
我 给 他钱，他不要。
wǒ gěi tā qián, tā bùyào.
I offered him money; he wouldn't take it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
她 给 我打电话，我没接。
tā gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà, wǒ méi jiē.
She rang me and I didn't pick up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
有些东西，发消息是 给 不了的。
yǒuxiē dōngxī, fā xiāoxi shì gěi bùliǎo de / dì.
There are some things a message simply cannot give you.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
昨天晚上九点，妈妈 给 我打电话。
zuótiān wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn, māma gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.
At nine last night my mum called me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · A Phone Call
我很不好意思地 给 卖家发了消息。
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de gěi mài jiā fā le / liǎo / liào xiāoxi.
I messaged the seller, rather embarrassed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
From the travel phrasebook
请 给 我报价。
Qǐng gěi wǒ bàojià.
Please send me a quotation.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
给 你便宜一点。
Gěi nǐ piányi yìdiǎn.
I'll give you a discount.
Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining
下周 给 您回复。
Xià zhōu gěi nín huífù.
I'll get back to you next week.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
From the grammar library
请 给 我两杯水。
Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng bēi shuǐ.
Two glasses of water, please.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 二 vs 两 — two ways to say two
请 给 我一张纸。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.
Please give me a sheet of paper.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Measure words — the top 25
请把那本书 给 我。
Qǐng bǎ nà běn shū gěi wǒ.
Please pass me that book.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · 把 sentences
给 appears in 62 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 给
How is 给 used in a sentence?
This page shows 62 sentences using 给 (gěi, "Give (let - for - to do)"), 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 给 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 给 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 给 an HSK word?
Yes — 给 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 给?
The dictionary page for 给 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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