帮bāngto help; to assist; to support
帮 (bāng) means "to help," "to assist," or "to support." Use it when one person does something for another or gives them a hand, as in 帮我 or 帮妈妈. This entry focuses on that everyday verb meaning of helping someone, with the person helped placed right after 帮.
What does 帮 mean?
- 1.
to help; to assist; to supportverb
What does the character 帮 mean?
- 帮to help; to assist; to support
How do you use 帮?
Put the person right after 帮, then the action if you name it, as in 你帮我看看.
Patterns
帮 + person
你能帮我吗?
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?
Can you help me?
帮 + person + verb
我帮妈妈做饭。
Wǒ bāng māma zuò fàn.
I help Mom cook.
What are some examples of 帮 in a sentence?
How is 帮 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你能帮我吗?
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?
Can you help me?
- Speaker B:
可以,什么事?
Kěyǐ, shénme shì?
Sure, what is it?
- Speaker A:
这个东西太多了。
Zhège dōngxi tài duō le.
There's too much of this stuff.
- Speaker B:
好,我帮你拿。
Hǎo, wǒ bāng nǐ ná.
OK, I'll help you carry it.
- Speaker A:
谢谢你帮我!
Xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ!
Thanks for helping me!
Can you use 帮 correctly?
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- 给gěito giveHSK 1
- 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks; thank youHSK 1
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- 帮忙bāng mángto helpHSK 2
- 帮助bāng zhùto helpHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.