gěi

FromLesson 5inHardcore Chinese

Usages of gěi

我wǒ　需要xūyào　回huí　去qù，　然后ránhòu　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　妈妈māma。wǒ xūyào huí qù, ránhòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māma.

I need to go back, then call my mom.

她tā　也yě　需要xūyào　给gěi　爸爸bàba　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　谢谢xièxie　你nǐ。tā yě xūyào gěi bàba dǎ diànhuà, xièxie nǐ.

She also needs to call her dad; thank you.

她tā　一边yìbiān　做zuò　饭fàn，　一边yìbiān　给gěi　妈妈māma　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā yìbiān zuò fàn, yìbiān gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.

She cooks while calling her mom.

当然dāngrán，　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　她tā，　或者huòzhě　我wǒ　来lái　告诉gàosu　她tā，　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。dāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.

Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.

我wǒ　应该yīnggāi　回huí　家jiā，　然后ránhòu　做zuò　饭fàn　给gěi　她tā　吃chī。wǒ yīnggāi huí jiā, ránhòu zuò fàn gěi tā chī.

I should go home, then cook for her.

我wǒ　不bú　会huì　用yòng，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　一下yíxià　吗ma？wǒ bú huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?

I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?

她tā　刚gāng　下班xiàbān，　就jiù　又yòu　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ　了le。tā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.

She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.

中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　你nǐ。zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.

I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.

我wǒ　刚gāng　给gěi　妈妈māma　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.

I just called my mom.

刚才Gāngcái　老师lǎoshī　给gěi　我wǒ　发fā　了le　邮件yóujiàn，　你nǐ　看kàn　了le　吗ma？Gāngcái lǎoshī gěi wǒ fā le yóujiàn, nǐ kàn le ma?

Just now the teacher sent me an email; did you see it?

她Tā　一共yígòng　发fā　了le　三sān　封fēng　邮件yóujiàn　给gěi　我wǒ。Tā yígòng fā le sān fēng yóujiàn gěi wǒ.

She sent me three emails in total.

你Nǐ　可以kěyǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　借jiè　书shū，　明天míngtiān　再zài　还huán　给gěi　我wǒ。Nǐ kěyǐ gēn wǒ jiè shū, míngtiān zài huán gěi wǒ.

You can borrow a book from me; return it to me tomorrow.

他Tā　忘记wàngjì　带dài　手机shǒujī　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　发fā　消息xiāoxi　给gěi　他tā　也yě　看kàn　不bù　到dào。Tā wàngjì dài shǒujī le, suǒyǐ wǒ fā xiāoxi gěi tā yě kàn bù dào.

He forgot to bring his phone, so even if I send him a message he can’t see it.

今天Jīntiān　我wǒ　不但búdàn　开会kāihuì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　给gěi　她tā　回huí　邮件yóujiàn，　我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　再zài　聊天liáotiān。Jīntiān wǒ búdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.

Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.

我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　给gěi　她tā　回huí　了le　一yì　封fēng　邮件yóujiàn。wǒ gāngcái gěi tā huí le yì fēng yóujiàn.

I just replied to her email.

下班xiàbān　后hòu　我wǒ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。xiàbān hòu wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.

After work I call her.

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　让ràng　她tā　放心fàngxīn。nǐ kěyǐ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà, ràng tā fàngxīn.

You can call her so she won’t worry.

周末zhōumò　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　给gěi　哥哥gēge　和hé　妹妹mèimei　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。zhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.

On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　你nǐ　的de　手机号shǒujīhào　写xiě　给gěi　我wǒ　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?

Could you write your phone number down for me?

如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　走错zǒucuò　路lù　了le，　就jiù　打电话dǎdiànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ。rúguǒ nǐ zǒucuò lù le, jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi wǒ.

If you go the wrong way, just call me.

明天míngtiān　我wǒ　想xiǎng　把bǎ　她tā　介绍jièshào　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì　认识rènshi。míngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.

Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.

昨天Zuótiān　她tā　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　了le　很多hěnduō　狗gǒu　和hé　猫māo　的de　照片zhàopiàn。Zuótiān tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěnduō gǒu hé māo de zhàopiàn.

Yesterday she showed me many photos of dogs and cats.

我wǒ们men　旅lǚ游yóu　回来huílái　以后yǐhòu，　总是zǒngshì　把bǎ　照片zhàopiàn　发fā　给gěi　朋友péngyou。wǒmen lǚyóu huílái yǐhòu, zǒngshì bǎ zhàopiàn fā gěi péngyou.

After we come back from traveling, we always send the photos to our friends.

孩子háizi　从cóng　学校xuéxiào　回来huílái　的de　时候shíhou　常常chángcháng　很hěn　饿è，　妈妈māma　会huì　马上mǎshàng　做zuò　晚饭wǎnfàn　给gěi　她们tāmen　吃chī。háizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.

When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.

老板lǎobǎn　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　马上mǎshàng　给gěi　我们wǒmen　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。lǎobǎn xiàbān yǐhòu mǎshàng gěi wǒmen dǎ diànhuà.

After getting off work, the boss immediately calls us.

她tā　让ràng　我wǒ　多duō　注意zhùyì　这些zhèxiē　错误cuòwù，　每次měicì　都dōu　认真rènzhēn　解释jiěshì　给gěi　我wǒ　听tīng。tā ràng wǒ duō zhùyì zhèxiē cuòwù, měicì dōu rènzhēn jiěshì gěi wǒ tīng.

She asks me to pay more attention to these mistakes and carefully explains them to me every time.

生shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bú　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bú guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.

On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.

这zhè　个gè　语法yǔfǎ　老师lǎoshī　已经yǐjīng　给gěi　我wǒ　解释jiěshì　了le　两liǎng　次cì，　我wǒ　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　应该yīnggāi　更gèng　注意zhùyì。zhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.

The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.

周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　送sòng　给gěi　妈妈māma　一yí　件jiàn　礼物lǐwù。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi māma yí jiàn lǐwù.

On the weekend I want to give my mom a gift.

我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.

I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.

她tā　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　对duì　历史lìshǐ　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　爷爷yéye　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　讲jiǎng　故事gùshi。tā zhīsuǒyǐ duì lìshǐ yǒu xìngqù, shì yīnwèi yéye chángcháng gěi tā jiǎng gùshi.

The reason she’s interested in history is that her grandpa often tells her stories.

老师lǎoshī　在zài　中文zhōngwén　课kè　上shàng　给gěi　我们wǒmen　讲jiǎng　故事gùshi。lǎoshī zài zhōngwén kè shàng gěi wǒmen jiǎng gùshi.

In Chinese class, the teacher tells us stories.

医生yīshēng　先xiān　问wèn　了le　她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng，　然后ránhòu　又yòu　给gěi　她tā　量liáng　了le　体温tǐwēn。yīshēng xiān wèn le tā de zhèngzhuàng, ránhòu yòu gěi tā liáng le tǐwēn.

The doctor first asked about her symptoms, then took her temperature again.

医生yīshēng　给gěi　她tā　开kāi　了le　处方chǔfāng，　让ràng　她tā　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。yīshēng gěi tā kāi le chǔfāng, ràng tā qù yàodiàn ná yào.

The doctor wrote her a prescription and told her to go to the pharmacy to get medicine.

我wǒ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　正在zhèngzài　看kàn　医生yīshēng　写xiě　的de　处方chǔfāng。wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà de shíhou, tā zhèngzài kàn yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng.

When I called her, she was looking at the prescription the doctor had written.

医生yīshēng　已经yǐjīng　给gěi　我wǒ　开处方kāichǔfāng　了le，　我wǒ　现在xiànzài　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。yīshēng yǐjīng gěi wǒ kāichǔfāng le, wǒ xiànzài qù yàodiàn ná yào.

The doctor has already written me a prescription, and I’m going to the pharmacy to get the medicine now.

我Wǒ　把bǎ　新xīn　的de　地址dìzhǐ　发fā　给gěi　她tā　了le，　请qǐng　她tā　以后yǐhòu　把bǎ　快递kuàidì　寄jì　到dào　我wǒ　公司gōngsī。Wǒ bǎ xīn de dìzhǐ fā gěi tā le, qǐng tā yǐhòu bǎ kuàidì jì dào wǒ gōngsī.

I sent her my new address and asked her to send future deliveries to my company.

我wǒ　一会儿yíhuìr　给gěi　你nǐ　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ yíhuìr gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.

I'll call you in a little while.

老师lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　把bǎ　报告bàogào　打印dǎyìn　出来chūlái，　再zài　复印fùyìn　两liǎng　份fèn　给gěi　同学tóngxué。lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ bàogào dǎyìn chūlái, zài fùyìn liǎng fèn gěi tóngxué.

The teacher asked us to print out the report and then make two photocopies for our classmates.

我wǒ　给gěi　警察jǐngchá　打电话dǎdiànhuà。wǒ gěi jǐngchá dǎdiànhuà.

I am calling the police officer.

我wǒ　用yòng　喷壶pēnhú　给gěi　盆栽pénzāi　浇水jiāoshuǐ。wǒ yòng pēnhú gěi pénzāi jiāoshuǐ.

I use the plant mister to water the potted plant.

我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　给gěi　物业wùyè　打电话dǎdiànhuà　报修bàoxiū　了le。wǒ yǐjīng gěi wùyè dǎdiànhuà bàoxiū le.

I have already called property management to file a repair request.

我wǒ　戴dài　手套shǒutào　给gěi　轮胎lúntāi　打气dǎqì。wǒ dài shǒutào gěi lúntāi dǎqì.

I wear gloves to pump up the tyre.

我wǒ　宁可nìngkě　给gěi　轮胎lúntāi　打气dǎqì，　也yě　不bù　继续jìxù　骑行qíxíng。wǒ nìngkě gěi lúntāi dǎqì, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

I would rather pump up the tyre than continue cycling.

请qǐng　给gěi　纸箱zhǐxiāng　编号biānhào。qǐng gěi zhǐxiāng biānhào.

Please number the cardboard boxes.

用yòng　马克笔mǎkèbǐ　给gěi　标签biāoqiān　编号biānhào。yòng mǎkèbǐ gěi biāoqiān biānhào.

Use a marker pen to number the labels.

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