动词 + 给
dòng cí + gěi
Verbs followed by "gei"
给 after certain verbs marks where the thing ends up.
Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient + Obj.
How it works
他送给我一束花 — he gave me a bunch of flowers. The 给 fuses onto the verb and introduces the recipient.
This works with verbs whose action transfers something: 送给, 卖给, 还给, 寄给, 交给.
Compare with 给 before the verb, which marks who benefits rather than who receives: 我给你做饭.
Examples
tā sòng gěi wǒ yí shù huā
他送给我一束花。
He gave me a bunch of flowers.
wǒ bǎ shū hái gěi tā le
我把书还给他了。
I gave him the book back.
zhè ge mài gěi nǐ ba
这个卖给你吧。
I'll sell it to you.