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<h1>Verbs preceded by "gei"
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<p>The word 给 (gěi) literally means "to give" but is frequently used in Chinese to indicate the target of a verb. The target is who or what the verb is aimed or directed at.
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<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 Alternative Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5.1 Books </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">5.2 Websites</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 给 + Target + [Verb Phrase]</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">现在 不要 给 他 打 电话 。
Xiànzài bùyào gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
Don't give him a phone call now. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">请 快点 给 我 回 邮件 。
Qǐng kuàidiǎn gěi wǒ huí yóujiàn.
Please return my email soon. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 说 他 会 给 我 写 信 的 。
Tā shuō tā huì gěi wǒ xiě xìn de.
He said he would write letters to me. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 可以 给 大家 读 一下 吗 ？
Nǐ kěyǐ gěi dàjiā dú yīxià ma?
Could you please read it for everybody? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 给 你 发 短信 了 ，你 怎么 不 回 ？
Wǒ gěi nǐ fā duǎnxìn le. Nǐ zěnme bù huí?
I sent you a text. Why didn't you reply? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 的 粉丝 常常 给 她 寄 礼物 。
Tā de fěnsī chángcháng gěi tā jì lǐwù.
Her fans often send her gifts. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">小时候 ，妈妈 每天 都 给 我 讲 故事 。
Xiǎoshíhou, māma měi tiān dōu gěi wǒ jiǎng gùshi.
When I was young, my mother would tell me stories every day. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">爸爸 应该 给 儿子 道歉 。
Bàba yīnggāi gěi érzi dàoqiàn.
The father should apologize to his son. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">谁 能 给 我 解释 一下 ？
Shéi néng gěi wǒ jiěshì yīxià?
Who can explain this to me? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">老板 让 我 明天 给 客户 介绍 我们 的 新 产品 。
Lǎobǎn ràng wǒ míngtiān gěi kèhù jièshào wǒmen de xīn chǎnpǐn.
My boss asked to present our new product to the client tomrrow.</span><br/></li>
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<p>Chinese speakers use 给 in some interesting ways, similar to how English speakers use "to give," as in "to give someone a phone call" or "to give someone a reply."</p>

<h2>Alternative Structure</h2>

<p>Although the structure above is the best one to learn first, some verbs frequently use 给 but have the 给 coming after the verb, rather than before. It's best to think of these as exceptions to the rule above, and you can learn more about these exceptions by reading about Verbs followed by "gei".</p>

<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Verbs followed by "gei" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "for" with "gei" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "with" with "gen" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Using "dui" with verbs</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 170) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 154) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 143) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 165) →buy</span><br/></li>
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<h4>Websites</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Chinesegrammar.info: When 给 (gěi) comes directly after verbs in Mandarin Chinese (verb-给 compounds)
{{Similar|Using "dui" with verbs}</span><br/></li>
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