给
gěijǐ HSK1

give

给 給 gěi frequency
to preposition
Used to introduce the recipient of an action, equivalent to "to" or "towards"

给我一个充分的理由。

gěi wǒ yī​ge chōng​fèn de lǐ​yóu.

Give me one good reason.

可以给我两天时间吗？

kě​yǐ gěi wǒ liǎng tiān shí​jiān ma?

Can you give me two days?

for preposition
Used to introduce the person who benefits from an action, equivalent to "for" or "on behalf of"

这是给你的，年轻人。

zhè shì gěi nǐ de, nián​qīng​rén.

This is for you, young man.

这本书是写给父母的。

zhè běn shū shì xiě gěi fù​mǔ de.

This book is written for parents.

to give verb
to give; to deliver; to hand over; to grant; to let someone have something

至少我们给了他机会。

zhì​shǎo wǒ​men gěi le tā jī​huì.

At least we gave him a chance.

不管你给什么我都吃。

bù​guǎn nǐ gěi shén​me wǒ dōu chī.

Whatever you give me I will eat.

[intensifier] particle
Used before a verb to add emphasis to the tone of a sentence, often used in the 把 bǎ or 被 bèi constructions
[command] prepositionverb
Used before the word 我 wǒ in an imperative sentence to express the speaker's strong will or to form a sharp command

马上给我醒来！

mǎ​shàng gěi wǒ xǐng lái!

Wake up at once!

to let verb
to allow; to let; to make someone do something

他要你给家里打电话。

tā yào nǐ gěi jiā​lǐ dǎ diàn​huà.

He wants you to call home.

by preposition
Used to introduce the person or thing performing the action in a passive sentence, equivalent to 被 bèi
to inflict preposition
to subject someone to; to inflict (a blow, lesson, or punishment) on someone
给 給 jǐ
to supply verbadjective
(bound form) to supply; to provide; to provide for
ample
(bound form) ample; well-provided; wealthy
Ji
(proper noun) a Chinese surname
quick-witted
(bound form) quick; agile; fluent in speech
stipend
(bound form) pay; salary; allowance; stipend

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Frequency
Character
Written text
180th most common 1125.6 per million
Movie subtitles
67th most common 2644.8 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3494.2 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
1537.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
給
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+7ED9

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)