Verbs that take two objects (15)

There are only a few verbs in Chinese that can take both indirect and direct objects without any other particles being used. Lets’ look at the following examples, which make use of the verbs huán to return (sth to sb), jiāo to teach and gěi to give.

S

V

Indir O

Dir O

词典

huán

cídiăn

I’m returning the dictionary to you.

S

V

Indir O

Dir O

汉语

jiāo

hànyŭ

He teaches me Chinese.

S

V

Indir O

Dir O

huán

shū

I’m giving the books to you.