yòng mǎkèbǐ gěi biāoqiān biānhào.

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Breakdown of yòng mǎkèbǐ gěi biāoqiān biānhào.

• 用yòng: to use
• 标签biāoqiān: label
• 马克笔mǎkèbǐ: marker pen

Questions & Answers about yòng mǎkèbǐ gěi biāoqiān biānhào.

What is the basic grammar pattern of 用马克笔给标签编号?

The core pattern is:

用 + tool + 给 + target + verb

So here:

• 用马克笔 = using a marker
• 给标签 = to/for the labels
• 编号 = assign numbers / number them

A very natural way to understand the structure is:

Use a marker to number the labels.

It is also an imperative sentence (a command or instruction), so the subject 你 is omitted.

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Why is 给 used here? Does it mean give?

Not here. Although 给 often means to give, it also has other uses.

In this sentence, 给 marks the thing that receives the action. So 给标签编号 means something like:

• assign numbers to the labels
• number the labels

So 给 is working more like to/for/on than give.

This is very common in Chinese:

• 给文件命名 = name the file
• 给照片排序 = sort the photos
• 给孩子洗手 = wash the child’s hands

So in 给标签编号, the labels are the thing being acted on.

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Is 编号 a verb here, or is it a noun?