给 (給) gěi

  1. gěi verb to give
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this sense 给 means 交付 as a transient verb with two arguments: 1. the person given to and 2. the object given, in addition to the subject. For example, 送给我碗茶喝 'Give me a cup of tea to drink.' (Lao She, 2010, p. 12; Guoyu '給' gěi v 1; Mathews 1931 '給', p. 63; Unihan '給')
  2. gěi preposition to; for; for the benefit of
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Object 对象
    Notes: Used in this sense as a preposition, 给 can (1) introduce the object of an action with the meaning of ”for” or ”to”, (2) introduce an agent to express the passive. It may occur after the main verb when the focus is more on the object of the verb. For example, 我送给你 'I am giving this to you.' It may only be used in this sense for a small number of verbs (Norman 1988, p. 131; Guoyu '給' gěi prep 2; Unihan '給').
  3. verb to supply; to provide
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 供应 (Guoyu '給' jǐ v 1; Kroll 2017 '給' 1a, p. 187; Sun 2006, loc. 1296)
  4. noun salary for government employees
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Government
    Notes: (Guoyu '給' jǐ n)
  5. verb to confer; to award
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Government
    Notes: In the sense of 授与 (Guoyu '給' jǐ v 2)
  6. adjective prosperous; abundant; plentiful; well supplied
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Government
    Notes: In the sense of 富裕 or 丰足 (Guoyu '給' jǐ adj 1; Kroll 2017 '給' 1, p. 187)
  7. adjective agile; nimble
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Government
    Notes: In the sense of 敏捷 (Guoyu '給' jǐ adj 2)
  8. gěi auxiliary verb an auxilliary verb adding emphasis
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (Guoyu '給' gěi aux 1)
  9. verb to look after; to take care of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2017 '給' 2, p. 187)
  10. adjective articulate; well spoken
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2017 '給' 3, p. 187)
  11. gěi verb to give; deya
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: deya, Japanese: kyū, or: kyou (BCSD '給, p. 931; MW 'deya'; SH '給', p. 385; Unihan '給')

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  • Scroll 5 Mūlasarvāstivādavinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶 — count: 17
  • Scroll 4 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 16
  • Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 15
  • Scroll 18 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 15
  • Scroll 15 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 14 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 25 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 14
  • Scroll 2 Shi Jian Ji Gu Lue Xu Ji 釋鑑稽古略續集 — count: 14
  • Scroll 9 Bei Hua Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 悲華經 — count: 12 , has English translation
  • Scroll 28 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 12 , has English translation
  • Scroll 6 Record of the Teaching and Practices of Siming (Siming Zunzhe Jiao Xing Lu) 四明尊者教行錄 — count: 12

Collocations

  • 给使 (給使) 我等當給使左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 29
  • 给恤 (給恤) 給恤瞻視 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 14
  • 给侍 (給侍) 給侍佛左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 11
  • 给施 (給施) 一者給施 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 11
  • 给其所 (給其所) 諸近王者當給其所須 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 5
  • 给财宝 (給財寶) 王給財寶 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 5
  • 不能给 (不能給) 是為困貧無財物者不能給恤 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 5
  • 易给 (易給) 易給者 — Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經 - one scroll by an unknown translator, Scroll 1 — count: 4
  • 难给 (難給) 難給者 — Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經 - one scroll by an unknown translator, Scroll 1 — count: 4
  • 取给 (取給) 取給王用 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 3