gěi
1
to
2
for
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for the benefit of
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to give
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to allow
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to do sth (for sb)
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(grammatical equivalent of 被)
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(grammatical equivalent of 把)
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(sentence intensifier)
我借了一千元他。
I lent him a thousand yuan.
你父母打个电话吧。
Give your parents a call.
我一杯水。
Give me a cup of water.
那等一会儿我叫他打电话你。
Then wait a little bit and I'll have her give you a call.
我现在給我妈妈打电话
I am giving my mom a call now