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Verbs followed by "gei"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Expressing "for" with
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22gei%22) (B1)
- [Using "dui" with
verbs](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22dui%22_with_verbs) (B1)
- [Verbs preceded by
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verbs_preceded_by_%22gei%22) (B1)
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Used for
[Describing
actions](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_actions)
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Keywords
[给](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%BB%99),
[把](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%8A%8A)
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Translations
[to](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/To),
[give](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Give)
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Contents
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- [1 Basic
Pattern](#Basic_Pattern "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Advanced
Pattern](#Advanced_Pattern "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 Academic
Debate](#Academic_Debate "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [5.2
Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")
Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient + Obj.
or
Obj. + Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient
### Examples
- 昨天 有人 *送 给* 我 一 束 花 。Zuótiān yǒurén
*sòng gěi* wǒ yī shù huā.Someone gave me
a bouquet of flowers.
- 请 *递 给* 我 一 盒 纸巾 。Qǐng *dì gěi* wǒ yī
hé zhǐjīn.Please pass me a box of
tissues.
- 这是 我们 *送 给* 你的 生日礼物 。Zhè shì wǒmen
*sòng gěi* nǐ de shēngrì lǐwù.This is
your birthday present from us.
- 这本书 是 谁 *借 给* 你 的 ？Zhè běn shū shì
shéi *jiè gěi* nǐ de?Who lent you this
book?
- 邮件 我 已经 *发 给* 你 了 。Yóujiàn wǒ yǐjīng
*fā gěi* nǐ le.I sent you that email
already.
Advanced Pattern
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### Structure
Additionally, you can add
[把](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%8A%8A)
into this structure. This does not change the meaning of the sentence
and when used in context can even add emphasis to what's being done and
given.
Subj. + 把 + Obj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient
### Examples
- 你 想 **把** 这个 礼物 *送 给* 谁 ？Nǐ xiǎng
**bǎ** zhège lǐwù *sòng gěi* shéi?Who are
you going to give this present to?
- 请 **把** 那些 照片 都 *发 给* 我 。Qǐng **bǎ**
nàxiē zhàopiàn dōu *fā gěi* wǒ.Please
send all of those pictures to me.
- 我 已经 **把** 车 *卖 给* 了 一 个 朋友 。Wǒ
yǐjīng **bǎ** chē *mài gěi* le yī gè
péngyou.I've already sold my car to a
friend of mine.
- 请 **把** 盐 *递 给* 我 ，谢谢 。Qǐng **bǎ**
yán *dì gěi* wǒ, xièxie.Please pass me
the salt. Thanks.
- 可以 **把** 这 本 书 *借 给* 我 吗 ？Kěyǐ
**bǎ** zhè běn shū *jiè gěi* wǒ ma?Could
you please lend me this book?
Note that the verb 嫁 (jià) cannot fit into the 把 pattern above; it's
an exception.
- 她 *嫁 给* 了 一 个 有钱 的 老头 。Tā *jià gěi*
le yī gè yǒuqián de lǎotóu. She married a
rich old man.
If you really want to make a 把 sentence, though, you can do this:
- 她 爸爸 **把** 她 *嫁 给* 了 一 个 有钱 的 老头
。Tā bàba **bǎ** tā *jià gěi* le yī gè yǒuqián
de lǎotóu. Her father married her off to
a rich old man.
Academic Debate
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Although 给 phrases should normally precede a verb like any other
prepositional phrase, they sometimes come after. Why have it both ways?
There is some academic debate over whether this 给 is actually a
[preposition](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Preposition),
a type of verb (often called a "co-verb"), or even a type of
[complement](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Complement).
This type of discussion is outside the scope of this article, however.
See also
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- [Expressing "for" with
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22gei%22)
- [Verbs preceded by
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verbs_preceded_by_%22gei%22)
- [Advanced uses of
"ba"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_uses_of_%22ba%22)
- [Expressing "for" with
"wei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22for%22_with_%22wei%22)
- [Expressing passive voice with
"gei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_passive_voice_with_%22gei%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp.
196)
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### Dictionaries
- [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp.
464)
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