English–Chinese
“give” in Chinese
How to say “give” in Chinese
“Give” in Chinese is 给 (gěi).
Carries a thing or benefit from a giver to a receiver, while also linking an action to its receiver.
Example sentences with 给
她把礼物给了妈妈。tā bǎ lǐ wù gěi le mā mā
She gave the present to her mother.
Tips for using 给
- English often puts the object before its receiver, but Chinese commonly puts the receiver after this word and before the object.
Other Chinese words for “give”
我把钥匙交给他了。wǒ bǎ yào shi jiāo gěi tā le
I gave him the key.
他赐给我一本书。tā cì gěi wǒ yì běn shū
He gave me a book.
他被予以处罚。tā bèi yú yǐ chǔ fá
He was given a punishment.
公司将给予员工奖金。gōng sī jiāng jí yǔ yuán gōng jiǎng jīn
The company will give its employees bonuses.
公司赋予他新的职责。gōng sī fù yǔ tā xīn de zhí zé
The company gives him new responsibilities.