发给 () — to issue to, to distribute to, to grant to (someone)

Definition

发给 is a verb complement: 发 does the sending/issuing, 给 marks the recipient. It emphasizes delivering something TO a specific person (发给老师、发给每个学生).

verb
to issue toto distribute toto grant to (someone)

Examples

  • 发给
    Gōng sī fā wǒ yì tái diàn nǎo.
    The company issued me a computer.
  • 发给
    Lǎo shī fā měi gè xué shēng yì běn shū.
    The teacher distributed a book to each student.
  • 发给
    Zhèng fǔ fā zāi mín shí wù hé shuǐ.
    The government granted food and water to the disaster victims.

Grammar

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