递给 (dì gěi) — to hand (something) to; to pass (something) to

Definition

递给 (dì gěi) is a separable verb: 递 is the action of handing/passing, and 给 marks the recipient — so 把/将 X 递给 Y means 'hand X over to Y'. Focus is on the physical transfer between people, not giving as a gift.

verb
to hand (something) toto pass (something) to
Easily confused

Examples

  • 递给。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè fēng xìn dì gěi tā.
    Please hand this letter to him.
  • 递给。
    Fú wù yuán bǎ cài dān dì gěi le wǒ.
    The waiter passed the menu to me.
  • 递给。
    Tā dì gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ tiáo.
    She handed me a note.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

递dìpass
给gěigive

递 is to pass and 给 is to give, so it means handing something over.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
弟
弟dì递dì
Same sound today

递 is built from 辶 (written in full as 辵) and 弟; 辶 is the meaning part and 弟 is the sound part.

Open 递 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 給; 给 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé給gěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 給 uses 糸 (silk) for meaning and 合 for sound, and its old sense was rich, abundant, perhaps referring to precious silk; 给 is a later simplified form.

Open 给 →

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