{"id":8956,"date":"2023-07-27T17:04:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8956"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:06:28","slug":"dui-and-gei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/27\/dui-and-gei\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Marking the Object &#8211; \u7ed9 g\u011bi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 2<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 marking the object<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">In Chinese, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi also has several meanings depending on context, but as a preposition it means &#8220;to&#8221; or &#8220;for&#8221; \u2014 introducing the person an action is done for or directed at.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/%E5%AF%B9-Dui-and-%E7%BB%99-Gei-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"\u5c0d\/\u5bf9 du\u00ec and \u7d66\/\u7ed9 g\u011bi\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">The good news: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi can go in two spots \u2014 right before the verb phrase, or right after it, with the object moved to the end. The second pattern only means &#8220;to,&#8221; and it&#8217;s most common in Taiwan and parts of southern China.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1S_%E7%B5%A6%E7%BB%99_gei_object_verb_phrase\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi + object + verb phrase<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I want to call my family.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Her birthday is coming soon. What gift do you want to give her?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecb\u7d39<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8sh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e6f\u5305<\/span><rt>t\u0101ngb\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecb\u7ecd<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8sh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c64\u5305<\/span><rt>t\u0101ngb\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby> \ud83e\udd29\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">A friend from Taipei introduced me to a super yummy soup dumpling place.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udcac FYI \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5305<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5305<\/span> t\u0101ngb\u0101o<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5305<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5305<\/span> t\u0101ngb\u0101o (soup dumplings) are one of Taipei&#8217;s most beloved street foods \u2014 thin-skinned dumplings filled with pork and a mouthful of hot broth. If a local friend recommends a place, it&#8217;s worth the trip.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;padding-bottom:75%;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;margin:26px 0;\">\n    <iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vAUJa53o5QE\" title=\"Soup dumplings in Taipei\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f35<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f8<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f20<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f8<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let&#8217;s take a photo together.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I want to celebrate your birthday.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u85a6<\/span><rt>tu\u012bji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u8350<\/span><rt>tu\u012bji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Can you recommend some delicious dishes to us?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u532f<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c47<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I haven&#8217;t sent her the money for this month yet.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2S_verb_phrase_%E7%B5%A6%E7%BB%99_gei_object\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">S + verb phrase + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi + object<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>This structure only works when <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi means &#8220;to,&#8221; and it&#8217;s commonly used in Taiwan and some southern parts of China.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I want to call my family.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What gift do you want to give her?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u532f<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c47<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I haven&#8217;t sent her the money for this month yet.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Two patterns, one meaning<\/div>\n    <p>The two structures above express the same idea \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi before the verb phrase, or after it with the object moved to the end. Only the after-the-verb version is restricted to the &#8220;to&#8221; meaning, and it&#8217;s a Taiwan\/southern-China habit rather than standard everywhere.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9001<\/span><rt>s\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">The &#8220;to&#8221; object and the thing being given can&#8217;t both trail after the verb with nothing marking them \u2014 either put <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed9<\/span> g\u011bi before the verb phrase, or pair it with a proper action verb like \u9001 s\u00f2ng (to give as a gift).<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Do you want me to buy you a cup of coffee?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>I want to write a letter to my grandma.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c01<\/span><rt>f\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c01<\/span><rt>f\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Can you send this document to the manager?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bc4<\/span><rt>j\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4efd<\/span><rt>f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6587\u4ef6<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bc4<\/span><rt>j\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4efd<\/span><rt>f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6587\u4ef6<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>I bought a gift for my son.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5152\u5b50<\/span><rt>\u00e9rzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u513f\u5b50<\/span><rt>\u00e9rzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>He passed the ball to me.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50b3<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7403<\/span><rt>qi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f20<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7403<\/span><rt>qi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>I still haven&#8217;t told her the news.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Please pour a cup of tea for the guests.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Please give this key to your roommate.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba4\u53cb<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba4\u53cb<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related\">\n    <div class=\"related-label\">Related grammar<\/div>\n    <a class=\"related-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/chinese-marking-the-object-dui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n      <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec \u2014 marking the object<\/span><span 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