Chinese word

帮

Pronunciation

Pinyinbāng

Meaning

  • verbhelp

Example

你可以帮我吗？nǐ ké yǐ bāng wǒ ma

Can you help me?

Illustration for 帮 (help)

More examples

谢谢你帮我。xiè xiè nǐ bāng wǒ

Thank you for helping me.

Core concept

Making another person's task easier by joining in, providing something useful, or backing the effort.

Common phrases

  • 帮我bāng wǒ

    help me

  • 帮忙bāng máng

    help

  • 帮别人bāng bié rén

    help others

Similar words

帮忙bāng máng: Lend a hand with someone's work or an errand they need to complete.
帮助bāng zhù: Provide advice or useful things that enable someone to deal with a problem.

Definition in Chinese

给予别人意见、工具或行动上的协助，使对方更容易完成任务或解决问题。jí yǔ bié rén yì jiàn gōng jù huò xíng dòng shàng de xié zhù shǐ duì fāng gèng róng yì wán chéng rèn wù huò jiě jué wèn tí

Word origin

帮 (bāng, "help") is the simplified form of a traditional character built from a cloth-related meaning element and a sound element, with its modern sense centered on practical assistance.

Usage tips

  • When a person follows this verb, that person is often the one getting help, not the helper, which provides a useful role clue when reading.

Other meanings

  • supportverb
  • cooperateverb

Related words

Word lists with this word