Gĕi “give”
- SEM: E1-activity E2-achievement
 - SYN: V1+V2-give
 
送一本书给他
“send a book to him”
| sòng | 
| sòng | 
| sendPRED | 
| V1 | 
| yībĕn | |
| yī | bĕn | 
| one | CL | 
| QUANT | |
| shū | 
| shū | 
| bookOBJTH | 
| N | 
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| givePRED | 
| V2 | 
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC | 
| PN | 
送给他一本书
“give him a book (as s present)”
| sòng | 
| sòng | 
| sendPRED | 
| V1 | 
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| givePRED | 
| V2 | 
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC | 
| PN | 
| yībĕn | |
| yī | bĕn | 
| one | CL | 
| QUANT | |
| shū | 
| shū | 
| bookOBJTH | 
| N | 
织一件毛衣给他
“knit a sweater for him”
| zhī | 
| zhī | 
| knitPRED | 
| V1 | 
| yījiàn | |
| yī | jiàn | 
| one | CL | 
| QUANT | |
| máoyī | 
| máoyī | 
| sweaterOBJPT | 
| N | 
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| givePRED | 
| V2 | 
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC | 
| PN | 
- SEM: E1-achievement E2-activity
 - SYN: V2-give +V1
 
给他织了一件毛衣
“(I) have knitted a sweater for him”
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| givePRED | 
| V1 | 
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heOBJBEN3SGMASC | 
| PN | 
| zhī | 
| zhī | 
| knitPRED | 
| V2 | 
| le | 
| le | 
| PRF | 
| PRT | 
| yījiàn | |
| yī | jiàn | 
| one | CL | 
| QUANT | |
| máoyī | 
| máoyī | 
| sweaterOBJPT | 
| N | 
写信给他拜年
“write a letter to say 'happy new year' to him”
| xiĕ | 
| xiĕ | 
| writePRED | 
| V1 | 
| xìn | 
| xìn | 
| letterTH | 
| N | 
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| give | 
| V2 | 
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heBEN | 
| PN | 
| bàinián | |
| bài | nián | 
| greetPRED | new.yearTH | 
| V3 | |
他买那本书给你看。
“He bought that book for you to read.”
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heSBJAGT3SGMASC | 
| PN | 
| măi | 
| măi | 
| buyPRED | 
| V1 | 
| nèibĕn | |
| nèi | bĕn | 
| that | CL | 
| QUANT | |
| shū | 
| shū | 
| bookOBJPT | 
| Ncomm | 
| gěi | 
| gěi | 
| givePRED | 
| V2 | 
| nĭ | 
| nĭ | 
| youOBJ2SG | 
| PN | 
| kàn | 
| kàn | 
| readPRED | 
| V3 | 
他脱袜子给我们洗脚。
“He took off his socks and washed our feet.”
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heSBJSG3PAGTMASC | 
| PN | 
| tuō | 
| tuō | 
| take.offPRED | 
| V1 | 
| wàzi | 
| wàzi | 
| socksOBJPT | 
| Ncomm | 
| gěi | 
| gěi | 
| givePRED | 
| PREP | 
| wŏmen | 
| wŏmen | 
| weOBJ2PL | 
| PN | 
| xĭ | 
| xĭ | 
| washPRED | 
| V2 | 
| jiăo | 
| jiăo | 
| feetOBJPT | 
| Ncomm | 
我不懂外国话,请你给(我)翻译
“I don't understand the foreign language, please translate (it) for me.”
| wŏ | 
| wŏ | 
| ITHSBJ1SG | 
| PN | 
| bù | 
| bù | 
| notNEG | 
| ADVm | 
| dŏng | 
| dŏng | 
| understandPRED | 
| V1 | 
| wàiguó | 
| wàiguó | 
| foreign.country | 
| N | 
| huà, | 
| huà, | 
| languageTHOBJ | 
| N | 
| qĭng | 
| qĭng | 
| pleaseMOD | 
| nĭ | 
| nĭ | 
| youAGTSBJ2SG | 
| PN | 
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| give | 
| V2 | 
| (wŏ) | 
| (wŏ) | 
| IBEN | 
| PN | 
| fānyì | 
| fānyì | 
| translatePRED | 
| V3 | 
我倒杯茶给你喝
“I make a cup of tea for you to drink”
| wŏ | 
| wŏ | 
| ISBJAGT1SG | 
| PN | 
| dăo | 
| dăo | 
| pourPRED | 
| V1 | 
| bēi | 
| bēi | 
| cupCL | 
| CLFnom | 
| chá | 
| chá | 
| teaOBJ | 
| N | 
| gĕi | 
| gĕi | 
| givePRED | 
| V2 | 
| nĭ | 
| nĭ | 
| youOBJBEN2SG | 
| PN | 
| hē | 
| hē | 
| drinkPRED | 
| V3 |