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* 我 当时 只是 想 <em>帮</em> 一 <em>帮</em> 朋友,其他 别的 事情 什么 都 没 想。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ dāngshí zhǐshì xiǎng <em>bāng</em> yī <em>bāng</em> péngyou, qítā biéde shìqing shénme dōu méi xiǎng.</span><span class="trans">I was just trying to help a friend, I didn't think about anything else.</span>
 
* 我 当时 只是 想 <em>帮</em> 一 <em>帮</em> 朋友,其他 别的 事情 什么 都 没 想。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ dāngshí zhǐshì xiǎng <em>bāng</em> yī <em>bāng</em> péngyou, qítā biéde shìqing shénme dōu méi xiǎng.</span><span class="trans">I was just trying to help a friend, I didn't think about anything else.</span>
 
* 你 每天 回 到 家 不 应该 什么 家务 都 不 做,你 应该 <em>帮帮</em> 你 的 老婆。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ měitiān huí dào jiā bù yīnggāi shénme jiāwù dōu bù zuò, nǐ yīnggāi <em>bāngbāng</em> nǐ de lǎopo.</span><span class="trans">You shouldn't come home every day and not do anything around the house, you should help your wife.</span>
 
* 你 每天 回 到 家 不 应该 什么 家务 都 不 做,你 应该 <em>帮帮</em> 你 的 老婆。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ měitiān huí dào jiā bù yīnggāi shénme jiāwù dōu bù zuò, nǐ yīnggāi <em>bāngbāng</em> nǐ de lǎopo.</span><span class="trans">You shouldn't come home every day and not do anything around the house, you should help your wife.</span>
* 请 你 <em>帮</em> 一 <em>帮</em> 我,今天 我 一个人 肯定 来不及 完成 这个 工作 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng nǐ <em>bāng</em> yī <em>bāng</em> wǒ, Jīntiān wǒ yīgèrén kěndìng láibují wánchéng zhège gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">Please give me a hand. By myself I definitely won't be able to finish this in time today.</span>
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* 请 你 <em>帮</em> 一 <em>帮</em> 我,今天 我 一个人 肯定 来不及 完成 这个 工作 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng nǐ <em>bāng</em> yī <em>bāng</em> wǒ, jīntiān wǒ yīgèrén kěndìng láibují wánchéng zhège gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">Please give me a hand. By myself I definitely won't be able to finish this in time today.</span>
 
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帮 (bāng) and 帮助 (bāngzhù) both are verbs that mean to help or to assist. 帮 (bāng) is used in informal settings or together with other action verbs, whereas 帮助 (bāngzhù) is used in informal or formal settings. While both words can often be used interchangeably, there are set patterns and phrases can only use 帮 (bāng) or 帮助 (bāngzhù).











B1HSK3ASV4567
帮 (bāng) 帮助 (bāngzhù)
Meaning to help; for to help; help
Part of Speech verb verb
Formality informal flexible

Informally, 帮 (bāng) can mean "to help" as a verb

The word 帮 can be used by itself to mean "to help," and is frequently reduplicated as 帮帮 or 帮一帮. Also note that 帮 can be used with another verb to mean "help me to (verb)" or "(verb) for me."

Common Phrases

  • 我……
  • 帮帮 我……
  • 我……

Example Sentences

  • 我 今天 太 累 了,你 我 吧。Wǒ jīntiān tài lèi le, nǐ bāng wǒ ba.I'm too tired today. Can you help me?
  • 我 今天 太 忙 了,你 可以 我 一下 吗?Wǒ jīntiān tài máng le, nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ yīxià ma?I'm too busy today, can you help me out?
  • 帮帮 那个 孩子 吧!他 已经 两 天 没有 吃 东西 了。Bāngbāng nàge háizi ba! tā yǐjīng liǎng tiān méiyǒu chī dōngxi le.Help the boy! He hasn't eaten anything for two days.
  • 谁 可以 帮帮 这个 老人?这个 老人 需要 马上 送 医院。Shéi kěyǐ bāngbāng zhège lǎorén? zhège lǎorén xūyào mǎshàng sòng yīyuàn.Who can help this old man? This old man needs to be taken to hospital immediately.
  • 我 做 不 好,请 帮帮 我。Wǒ zuò bù hǎo, qǐng bāngbāng wǒ.I can't do it right, please help me.
  • 他 还是 个 孩子,你 去 帮帮 他 吧。Tā háishì gè háizi, nǐ qù bāngbāng tā ba.He is still a child, go and help him.
  • 有 一 件 事 我们 的 老板 想 请 你 帮帮 他。Yǒu yī jiàn shì wǒmen de lǎobǎn xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāngbāng tā.There is a thing our boss would like you to help him with.
  • 我 当时 只是 想 朋友,其他 别的 事情 什么 都 没 想。Wǒ dāngshí zhǐshì xiǎng bāngbāng péngyou, qítā biéde shìqing shénme dōu méi xiǎng.I was just trying to help a friend, I didn't think about anything else.
  • 你 每天 回 到 家 不 应该 什么 家务 都 不 做,你 应该 帮帮 你 的 老婆。Nǐ měitiān huí dào jiā bù yīnggāi shénme jiāwù dōu bù zuò, nǐ yīnggāi bāngbāng nǐ de lǎopo.You shouldn't come home every day and not do anything around the house, you should help your wife.
  • 请 你 我,今天 我 一个人 肯定 来不及 完成 这个 工作 。Qǐng nǐ bāngbāng wǒ, jīntiān wǒ yīgèrén kěndìng láibují wánchéng zhège gōngzuò.Please give me a hand. By myself I definitely won't be able to finish this in time today.

帮助 (bāngzhù) can mean both "to help" as a verb and "help" as a noun"

帮助 can both function as a two-character form of the verb 帮 and also as a noun, useful for phrases like "thank you for your help."

  • 我 不 需要 你 的 帮助 ,请 你 走 吧。Wǒ bù xūyào nǐ de bāngzhù , qǐng nǐ zǒu ba.I don't need your help, please go away.
  • 现在 那里 的 老人 和 孩子 更 需要 帮助Xiànzài nàli de lǎorén hé háizi gèng xūyào bāngzhù.The elderly and children there need more help now.
  • 谢谢 大家 的 帮助 ,我们 已经 成功 地 完成 了 这个 项目。Xièxie dàjiā de bāngzhù , wǒmen yǐjīng chénggōng de wánchéng le zhège xiàngmù.Thanks to everyone's help, we have managed to complete the project.
  • 我们 要 互相 学习,互相 帮助Wǒmen yào hùxiāng xuéxí, hùxiāng bāngzhù.We need to learn from each other and help each other.
  • 虽然 我 很 喜欢 这个 作家,但是 我 觉得 今天 他 的 演讲 对 我 没有 什么 帮助Suīrán wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhège zuòjiā, dànshì wǒ juéde jīntiān tā de yǎnjiǎng duì wǒ méiyǒu shénme bāngzhù.As much as I like this writer, I don't think his speech today will help me much.
  • 为了 感谢 大家 的 帮助 ,我 今天 晚上 请 大家 吃饭。Wèile gǎnxiè dàjiā de bāngzhù , wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang qǐng dàjiā chīfàn.To thank you all for your help, I am treating you all to dinner this evening.
  • 张 老师 帮助 过 很多 学生,也 包括 我。Zhāng lǎoshī bāngzhù guo hěn duō xuéshēng, yě bāokuò wǒ.Teacher Zhang has helped many students, including me.
  • 我 有 个 很 好 的 朋友,他 帮助 我 建立 了 这个 公司。Wǒ yǒu gè hěn hǎo de péngyou, tā bāngzhù wǒ jiànlì le zhège gōngsī.I have a very good friend who helped me set up this company.
  • 去年 有 哪些 人 帮助 过 你,你 还 记得 吗?Qùnián yǒu nǎxiē rén bāngzhù guo nǐ, nǐ hái jìde ma?Who has helped you last year, do you remember?
  • 她 既 不 喜欢 帮助 别人 也 不 喜欢 和 别人 聊天,所以 大家 都 不 喜欢 她。Tā jì bù xǐhuan bāngzhù biérén yě bù xǐhuan hé biérén liáotiān, suǒyǐ dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā.She neither likes to help nor talk to people, so people don't like her.

帮 (bāng) can be used with action verbs

In this case, 帮 means something like "for." 帮助 is not used in this way.

Example Sentences

  • 你 能 我 写 吗 ?Nǐ néng bāng wǒ xiě ma?Can you write it for me?
  • 我 正在 开会,你 让 小王 你 搬 一下 桌子 吧。Wǒ zhèngzài kāi huì, nǐ ràng XiǎoWáng bāng nǐ bān yīxià zhuōzi ba.I'm in a meeting, so you can ask Xiao Wang to help you move your desk.
  • 如果 你 不 好意思 打 电话 给 她 的话,我 你 打 电话 给 她。Rúguǒ nǐ bù hǎoyìsi dǎ diànhuà gěi tā dehuà, wǒ bāng nǐ dǎ diànhuà gěi tā.If you're too embarrassed to call her, I'll call her for you.
  • 我 刚才 你 下载 了 一 个 新 的 软件,下次 你 可以 用 这个 软件 来 编辑 文件。Wǒ gāngcái bāng nǐ xiàzǎi le yī gè xīn de ruǎnjiàn, xiàcì nǐ kěyǐ yòng zhège ruǎnjiàn lái biānjí wénjiàn.I have just downloaded a new software for you, you can use it to edit the documents next time.
  • 我 今天 太 忙 了,你 可以 我 一下 吗?Wǒ jīntiān tài máng le, nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ yīxià ma?I'm too busy today, can you help me out?
  • 我 觉得 我 可以 你 解决 这个 问题。Wǒ juéde wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ jiějué zhège wèntí.I think I can help you with that.
  • 你 现在 有 时间 我 复习 中文 吗?Nǐ xiànzài yǒu shíjiān bāng wǒ fùxí Zhōngwén ma?Do you have time to help me with my Chinese now?
  • 你 的 手 流血 了,我 你 包扎 一下。Nǐ de shǒu liúxuè le, wǒ bāng nǐ bāozā yīxià.Your hand is bleeding, let me bandage it for you.
  • 这个 星期天 你 可以 我 照看 一下 我 的 狗 吗?Zhège xīngqītiān nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ zhàokàn yīxià wǒ de gǒu ma?Can you look after my dog for me this Sunday?
  • 今天 王 老师 认真地 我 分析 了 我 做 错 题 的 原因。Jīntiān Wáng lǎoshī rènzhēnde bāng wǒ fēnxī le wǒ zuò cuò tí de yuányīn.Today Teacher Wang carefully helped me to analyse the reasons why I got the questions wrong.

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