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give

gěi

To transfer an object to a recipient.

Standard Mapping

Chinese
Pinyin
gěi
Meaning
把事物交给他人
Note
Transfer action with recipient and object.

Meaning and Usage

Meaning and Usage

Use give for 给 in manually reviewed recipient-and-object sentences. Generation is disabled until the four-slot pattern is approved.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: Father give child book → 爸爸给孩子书。

Incorrect: Omit the recipient when the source includes it.

Reason: The Chinese semantic sequence contains both recipient and object.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

Father give child book → 爸爸给孩子书。

Incorrect Mapping or Split

Omit the recipient when the source includes it.

Reason

The Chinese semantic sequence contains both recipient and object.

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