HSK 2 grammar · pattern
双宾语
双宾语 — double object (give someone something)
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
Some verbs like 给, 教, 告诉, and 送 take two objects in a row: first the person (indirect), then the thing (direct). No preposition is needed between them.
Examples
他给我一本书。
Tā gěi wǒ yì běn shū.
He gives me a book.
老师教我们中文。
Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen Zhōngwén.
The teacher teaches us Chinese.
请告诉我你的名字。
Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de míngzi.
Please tell me your name.
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See it in a story
In the app, 双宾语 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.