B1 · Grammar reference
Verbs followed by "gei"
Although it's standard practice to put a word or phrase that modifies a verb before the verb, there are, of course, exceptions. 给 (gěi) is one of those exceptions; it sometimes comes before the verb and sometimes after. This article is about when it comes after.
- Keywords
- 给 · 把 · to · give
- Used for
- Describing actions
- Classification
- Verbs · HSK2
Examples (12)
昨天有人送给我一束花。
请递给我一盒纸巾。
这是我们送给你的生日礼物。
这本书是谁借给你的？
邮件我已经发给你了。
你想把这个礼物送给谁？
请把那些照片都发给我。
我已经把车卖给了一个朋友。
请把盐递给我，谢谢。
可以把这本书借给我吗？
她嫁给了一个有钱的老头。
她爸爸把她嫁给了一个有钱的老头。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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