帮忙

bāng máng

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Very common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 协助 xié zhù 协助 xié zhù to provide assistance 协助 is more formal, used in official or written contexts for assistance.: to provide assistance

Related words

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• 帮倒忙 bāng dào máng 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.: to be more of a hindrance than a help

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.

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 帮帮忙 bāng bang máng: to help

Child Words of 帮忙

• 帮 帮 bāng: to help
• 忙 忙 máng: busy