Meaning of gěi:

gěi

Verb

(grammatical equivalent of 被); to supply; to provide; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb)

Wǒ de qiú bèi xiǎo gǒu gěi yǎo pò le.

我的球被小狗咬破了。

My ball was bitten and burst by the little dog.

Tā gěi wǒ yī fèn lǐwù.

我一份礼物。

He gave me a gift.

Lǎoshī měitiān dūhuì gěi wǒmen xīnde zuòyè.

老师每天都会给我们新的作业。

The teacher provides us with new assignments every day.

Māmā gěi le wǒ yí gè píngguǒ.

妈妈给了我一个苹果。

Mom gave me an apple.

Qǐng gěi tā yī gè jī huì.

他一个机会。

Please give him a chance.

Wǒ měitiān dūhuì gěi māmā dǎ diànhuà.

我每天都会妈妈打电话。

I call my mom every day.

Particle

(grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shū gěi wǒ.

请你把书给我。

Please give me the book.

Zhè běn shū shì wǒ gěi nǐ de.

这本书是我你的。

This book is for you from me.

Preposition

to; for; for the benefit of

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ.

我想你一个惊喜。

I want to give you a surprise.

Wǒ mǎile yīgè lǐwù gěi nǐ.

我买了一个礼物给你。

I bought a gift for you.

Wǒ zhǔnbèi le yī fèn lǐwù sòng gěi tā.

我准备了一份礼物送他。

I prepared a gift to give to him.

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