HSK 6 · Verbs

给予 jǐyǔ “to give” in Chinese

Said as jíyǔ

Traditional 給予

What 给予 means

  1. to give
  2. to grant

How to say 给予

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale给jǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale予yǔ3rd tone, dipping

Said as jíyǔ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

给予 in a sentence

  1. 如用现金付款，我们给予九折优惠。

    Rú yòng xiànjīn fùkuǎn, wǒmen jǐyǔ jiǔ zhé yōuhuì.

    If you pay in cash, we give a 10% discount.

    Sentence #895842 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 他请求她给予优待。

    Tā qǐngqiú tā jǐyǔ yōudài.

    He asked her to give him special treatment.

    Sentence #332618 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 每个人都值得被给予第二次机会。

    Měi ge rén dōu zhíde bèi jǐyǔ dì-èr cì jīhuì.

    Everyone deserves a second chance.

    Sentence #806222 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 给予 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 给 (gěi) with each of its parts in a different colour
给jǐto supply; to provide
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 合to combine · gěSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 合 (gě) hints at the sound. Compare it with jǐ.

The character 予 (yǔ) drawn as one shape
予yǔto give

予 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 给予

给 9 strokes · 予 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

给予 (jǐyǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 给予 (jǐyǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 给予

Words with 给

给gěi · to give供给gōngjǐ · to supply

Words with 予

赋予fùyǔ · to give授予shòuyǔ · to award

More words: Common Verbs

敬礼jìnglǐ · to salute进攻jìngōng · to attack浸泡jìnpào · to soak纠正jiūzhèng · to correct卷juǎn · to roll up鞠躬jūgōng · to bow居住jūzhù · to live (in a place)开辟kāipì · to open up

FAQs

给予 (jǐyǔ) means “to give” or “to grant”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jǐyǔ: jǐ with a 3rd tone, then yǔ with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like jíyǔ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 给予 is written 給予. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiyu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 给予 from the suggestions. Typing jiyu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
给予 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.