Meaning of 给予
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (literary) to give; to accord; to render
How to use 给予
给予 is formal and literary. It usually takes abstract objects like help, support, attention, or praise rather than physical things, and often appears in news and official writing. Example: 政府给予他们很大的帮助。(Zhèngfǔ jǐyǔ tāmen hěn dà de bāngzhù.) The government gave them a lot of help.
给予 joins two characters that both mean to give: 给 (gěi/jǐ), with the silk radical 纟, and 予 (yǔ), which also means to grant. Two words for giving stacked together make a formal, weighty way to say give.
Common mistake: Many learners read 给 here as gěi, but in 给予 it is pronounced jǐ. The same jǐ reading appears in 供给 (gōngjǐ) and 补给 (bǔjǐ).
给予 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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给 gěi · to · 9 strokes
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予 yǔ · to give · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 给予.
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 递给 | dì gěi | to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) |
| 供给 | gōngjǐ | to furnish; to provide |
| 赋予 | fùyǔ | to assign; to entrust (a task) |
| 补给 | bǔjǐ | supply; replenishment |
| 授予 | shòuyǔ | to award; to confer |
| 予以 | yǔyǐ | to give; to impose |
| 不予 | bù yǔ | (formal) not to (do sth) |
| 还给 | huángěi | to return sth to sb |
| 留给 | liúgěi | to set aside for |
| 带给 | dàigěi | to give to; to provide to |
Questions about 给予
What does 给予 mean?
给予 (jǐyǔ) means "(literary) to give; to accord; to render" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 给予?
给予 is made of 2 characters: 给 (9 strokes), 予 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 给予 an HSK word?
Yes. 给予 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 给予 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 给予 is written 給予.
What is the difference between 给予 and 给?
给 (gěi) is everyday and works with concrete objects, like 给我一本书. 给予 is formal and pairs with abstract nouns such as 支持, 关注, or 鼓励. You would not say 给予我一杯水 in normal speech.
Can 给予 be used with 以 or in passive sentences?
Yes. Formal writing often uses 给予 with two-character verbs as objects, as in 给予表扬 (jǐyǔ biǎoyáng, to give praise). You may also see 予以 (yǔyǐ), a close formal synonym, in official documents.