给他

for him; to him, him—as the person directly affected by an action

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phrase Very common #874
for him; to him Placed before an action, it can mark him as the person who benefits from it or receives it.
CH: 不用了,我等下会给他买个新的。
EN: No need; I’ll buy him a new one later.

船主早就扬帆离开了,不会再回来给他的船买零件。

The owner sailed away long ago and won’t be coming back to buy parts for his ship.

汤姆请求他母亲给他买新玩具。

Tom asked his mother to buy him a new toy.

给他弄张纸

Get him a piece of paper.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

对,我忘了买礼物给他呐

Oh right, I forgot to buy him a gift.

— 英雄本色 (1986)

让我丈夫给他看看

Let me have my husband take a look at it for him.

— 镜子 (1975)

你是不是来给他清理一下

Did you come to clean him up?

— 三峡好人 (2006)

咱们还要给他买点烟

We should also buy him some cigarettes.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

给他来杯双份的

Get him a double.

— 机械师 (2004)

所以我就给他开个小玩笑

So I just played a little joke on him.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

我梦到你给他找了一份工作,但他失去了理智,杀死了我们俩。

I dreamed that you found him a job, but he lost his mind and killed both of us.

— 八部半 (1963)

咱们今晚必须给他留下个好印象

We have to make a good impression on him tonight.

— 妈咪 (2014)

她给他织了件毛衣。

She knitted him a sweater.

你们给他找一个啥工作呀?

What kind of job are you finding for him?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

给他穿上鞋

Put shoes on him.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

你是给他治疗?

Are you treating him?

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

汤姆请求妈妈给他买新玩具。

Tom asked his mom to buy him a new toy.

给他弄点饭吃

Get him something to eat.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

马克给他的儿子买了辆车。

Mark bought his son a car.

我先给他买双鞋

I’ll buy him a pair of shoes first.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

不能在你学校里给他找个活儿吗

Can't you find him a job at your school?

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

给他拍照

Take a picture of him.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

我们给他拿双份的饭

We’ll get him a double portion of food.

— 西线无战事 (2022)

赶紧的给他拿件睡衣来

Hurry up and bring him some pajamas.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

给他泼水

Splash water on him.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

别再给他吃药了

Stop giving him medicine.

— 几近成名 (2000)

有人不付钱他就找保利警察、送货的甚至汤米给他找麻烦…他都能去找保利

If someone doesn’t pay him, he goes to Paulie. The cops, the delivery guy—even Tommy—if they give him any trouble, he can always go to Paulie.

— 好家伙 (1990)

你应该给他看看这装置。

You should show him this device.

给他喷点药!

Spray some medicine on him!

— 从海底出击 (1981)

你为什么不给他找一份工作?

Why don't you find him a job?

— 八部半 (1963)

给他弄那样的名字已经够糟糕了

Giving him a name like that is bad enough.

— 为所应为 (1989)

沙达尔曾给他开车

Shadar used to drive for him.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

还是给他换身衣服

Let's change his clothes anyway.

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

我们给他用了药,可他伤得很重,夫人。

We gave him some medicine, but he’s badly injured, ma’am.

她给他买了一件圣诞礼物。

She bought him a Christmas present.

不用了,我等下会给他买个新的

No need. I’ll buy him a new one later.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

一个人怪可怜的,下去给他买点什么吃

He looks pretty pitiful all by himself. I’ll go downstairs and get him something to eat.

— 花样年华 (2000)

唱两句给他听听

Sing him a couple of lines.

— Suzhou River (2000)

没准给他做饭

Maybe cook for him.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

你直接给他打啊

Just call him directly.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

他能写你能找到一个人给他听写么?

He can write. Can you find someone to dictate to him?

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

我会给他祈祷的。

I’ll pray for him.

会不会给他添麻烦

Could this cause him any trouble?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

我在给他洗头发呢

I'm washing his hair right now.

— 触不可及 (2011)

给他换上干的裤子

Change him into dry pants.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

你没看到你给他带来多少麻烦吗?

Can't you see how much trouble you've caused him?

— 勇往直前 (2004)

你给他买了什么?

What did you buy him?

我们只是在给他打分

We were just rating him.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

她给他做了个按摩。

She gave him a massage.

给他包好伤口

Bandage his wound properly.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

我会好好给他上一课

I'll teach him a good lesson.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

给他套上袋子

Put a bag over him.

— 精英部队 (2007)

没准能给他叔叔缝件法官制服

Maybe I could sew his uncle a judge’s uniform.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

别给他开门

Don’t open the door for him.

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

我可不给他擦屁股

I'm not cleaning up after him.

— Deep Sea (2023)

这次就当做给他的教训吧

Let this be a lesson for him.

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

一封封的给他写情书

Writing him love letters, one after another.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

因为他爸太懒还没给他取名

Because his dad was too lazy to name him yet.

— 釜山行 (2016)

我试着给他打电话但他关机了

I tried calling him, but his phone was turned off.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

找件衣服给他穿

Find some clothes for him to wear.

— 黑社会 (2005)

给他换个新的绷带

Change his bandage for a new one.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

她就那件事给他提出建议。

She gave him advice on the matter.

给他热烈的掌声

Give him a warm round of applause.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

她给他生了两个孩子后来嘛跟别人跑了

She had two children with him, but later she ran off with someone else.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

phrase Rare #20,828
him—as the person directly affected by an action Placed before a verb, 给他 marks the person the action is done to or for; it does not necessarily mean “give him.”
CH: 给他拍照。
EN: Take a photo of him.

我们村上的意思是打算明天待一天后天咱们用车给他接回来

The people in our village are thinking of having him stay there tomorrow, then picking him up the day after tomorrow with our car.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

在咱们村给他安葬就得了

We can just bury him here in our village.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

是我用箭射它时给他弄伤的

I was the one who injured him when I shot it with an arrow.

— 幽灵公主 (1997)

给他拍照,

Take a photo of him.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

给他盖一下!

Cover him up!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

给他试镜

Audition him.

— 雨水危机 (2011)