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How to Say ‘I want to give her a surprise.’ in Traditional Chinese

想給她一個驚喜。

xiǎng gěi tā yī gè jīng xǐ

[shyang gay tā ee guh jīngxǐ]

💬 Usage Tip: Use 給 + person + thing for "give someone something". For example, 給他一個禮物 "give him a gift".

Phrase Breakdown

想給她

xiǎng gěi tā

want to give her

想 (want to) + 給 (give) + 她 (her).

Example

我想給她禮物。

I want to give her a gift.

Words in this phrase

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

給

gěi

[gay]

to give

Means to give something to someone.

Example

買完東西後,我說「可以給我發票嗎?」

After buying something, I say, "Can you give me a receipt?"

她

tā

[tā]

she; her

Third-person pronoun for a female.

Example

她是我的奶奶。

She is my grandma.

一個驚喜。

yī gè jīng xǐ

a surprise

The object of 給: 'a surprise'.

Example

給你一個驚喜。

A surprise for you.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作?

What kind of job do you want to look for?

個

gè

[guh]

general classifier

A very common measure word used with many everyday objects and items.

Example

我想要一個這個。

I would like one of this.

驚喜

jīng xǐ

[jīngxǐ]

surprise

A pleasant, unexpected event or gift.

Example

這個禮物真是個驚喜!

This gift is such a surprise!

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