Chinese word dictionary

给予

jǐyǔ · (literary) to give; to accord; to render

Practice word

Word information

Simplified给予

Traditional給予

Pinyinjǐyǔ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

给gěi

to give, to lend; for, by

予yǔ

to give; to award

How to learn 给予

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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给gěi

to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)

赋予fùyǔ

to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow

供给gōngjǐ

to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)

补给bǔjǐ

supply; replenishment; to replenish

不予bùyǔ

to not grant; to refuse; to withhold

授予shòuyǔ

to award; to confer