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帮忙

bāng máng
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to help
  2. 2. to lend a hand
  3. 3. to do a favor
  4. 4. to do a good turn

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Word relationships

Register variants

1 item
协助
xié zhù

to provide assistance

协助 is more formal, used in official or written contexts for assistance.

Related words

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帮倒忙
bāng dào máng

to be more of a hindrance than a help

帮倒忙 means to be more of a hindrance than a help, adding a negative nuance to helping.

Usage notes

Collocations

帮忙 is often used in polite requests like 请帮忙 (please help). In spoken Chinese, you can insert 个 between 帮 and 忙 for casual tone: 帮个忙 (do me a favor).

Common mistakes

As a separable verb-object compound, 帮忙 cannot take a direct object. To specify who is being helped, use 帮+person+忙 or 帮助+person.

Grammar

Guides that feature 帮忙

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HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min
如果...就...

Make if-then sentences for plans, rules, and likely outcomes.

Reading: bāng máng Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min
让 and 叫

Talk about permission, requests, and caused actions.

Reading: bāng máng Open guide

Example Sentences

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要不是你 帮忙 ，我就迷路了。
If it weren't for your help, I would have gotten lost.
他经常 帮忙 照顾老人。
He often helps take care of the elderly.
我想 帮忙 ，但力不从心。
I want to help, but I'm unable to do as much as I'd like.
他找朋友 帮忙 疏通关系。
He asked a friend to help smooth things over.
这件事少不了你 帮忙 。
This matter cannot do without your help.

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Words Containing 帮忙

帮帮忙
bāng bang máng

to help

Child Words of 帮忙

帮
bāng

to help

忙
máng

busy