Usages of gěi
她 专门 去 书店 给 妈妈 买 一 本 书。tā zhuānmén qù shūdiàn gěi māma mǎi yì běn shū.
She is going especially to the bookstore to buy a book for her mom.
我 喜欢 做饭 给 家人 吃。wǒ xǐhuan zuòfàn gěi jiārén chī.
I like to cook for my family to eat.
我 周末 专门 去 超市 给 妈妈 买 礼物。wǒ zhōumò zhuānmén qù chāoshì gěi māma mǎi lǐwù.
On weekends I specially go to the supermarket to buy a gift for my mom.
谢谢 你 给 我 的 支持。xièxie nǐ gěi wǒ de zhīchí.
Thank you for your support.
我 的 手机 快 没电 了， 我 得 先 给 耳机 充电。wǒ de shǒujī kuài méidiàn le, wǒ děi xiān gěi ěrjī chōngdiàn.
My phone is almost out of power, and I need to charge my earphones first.
她 出门 前 忘 了 给 手机 充电， 只好 又 回 房间 换 了 一 块 电池。tā chūmén qián wàng le gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn, zhǐhǎo yòu huí fángjiān huàn le yí kuài diànchí.
She forgot to charge her phone before going out, so she had no choice but to go back to the room and change the battery.
请 你 给 我 复印 一 份 报告。qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ fùyìn yí fèn bàogào.
Please make me a copy of the report.
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