給
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gěi · to give, to lend

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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糹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 給

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Example sentences

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Wǒ gěi tā de zhèng shì tā suǒ xū yào de.我給她的正是她所需要的。

I gave her just what she needed.

Source: Tatoeba #889179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi wǒ kàn le tā de zhào piàn.他給我看了她的照片。

He showed me her picture.

Source: Tatoeba #833789 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiù shì bù xiǎng jià gěi nǐ.我就是不想嫁給你。

I just don't want to marry you.

Source: Tatoeba #5812361 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ gěi le wǒ hěn hǎo de jiàn yì.你給了我很好的建議。

You've given me good advice.

Source: Tatoeba #842298 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi wǒ kàn le tā de yǐng jí.他給我看了他的影集。

He showed me his photograph album.

Source: Tatoeba #6111980 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǐshì bù xiǎng jià gěi nǐ.我只是不想嫁給你。

I only don't want to marry you.

Source: Tatoeba #5812360 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 給 in context

  1. Say gěi, then recall the core meaning: to give, to lend.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 給 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.