gěi
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
sòng gěi
to send
to give as a present
fā gěi
to issue
to grant
to distribute
dài gěi
to give to
to provide to
to bring to
to take to
jiāo gěi
to give
to deliver
to hand over
jǐ yǔ
to accord
to give
to show (respect)
bǔ jǐ
supply
replenishment
to replenish
gōng jǐ
to furnish
to provide
supply (as in supply and demand)
xiàn gěi
to present to
to offer to
zì jǐ zì zú
self-sufficiency
autarchy
bǔ jǐ zhàn
depot
supply station
supply point
staging post
chuán gei
to pass on (to sb)
to send
to pass (e.g. in football)
to give directly (by hand)
to deliver
to hand over
to transfer
to relay
to transmit
to hand on (to the next generation)
gěi dìng
to state in advance
preset
given
fēn gěi
to divide (and give to others)
jǐ yǔ
variant of 給予|给予[ji3 yu3]
sāi gěi
to slip sb sth
to press sb to accept sth
to insert surreptitiously
to foist sth off on sb
bān gěi
to award
to confer on (sb)
gěi shì
official (imperial) position (old)
mù bù xiá gěi
the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things to see
a feast for the eyes
shā jī gěi hóu kàn
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
jiā jǐ rén zú
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
rén jǐ jiā zú
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
chōng mǎn xī wàng de bá shè bǐ dào dá mù dì dì gēng néng gěi rén lè qù
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
gěi lì
cool
nifty
awesome
impressive
to put in extra effort
gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan
(I'll) teach you a lesson
put you in your place
bù gěi lì
lame (unimpressive)
a huge letdown
not to try at all
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