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帮bāngto help; to assist; to support

HSK 2word

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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. 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?

  1. 你能帮我吗?

    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?

    Can you help me?

  2. 我帮妈妈做饭。

    Wǒ bāng māma zuò fàn.

    I help Mom cook.

  3. 谢谢你帮我。

    Xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ.

    Thank you for helping me.

  4. 他帮了我很多。

    Tā bāng le wǒ hěn duō.

    He helped me a lot.

How is 帮 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你能帮我吗?

    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?

    Can you help me?

  2. Speaker B:

    可以,什么事?

    Kěyǐ, shénme shì?

    Sure, what is it?

  3. Speaker A:

    这个东西太多了。

    Zhège dōngxi tài duō le.

    There's too much of this stuff.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我帮你拿。

    Hǎo, wǒ bāng nǐ ná.

    OK, I'll help you carry it.

  5. Speaker A:

    谢谢你帮我!

    Xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ!

    Thanks for helping me!

Can you use 帮 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你能___我吗? (Can you help me?)
  2. 2.Which means "I help Mom cook"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 谢谢你___我。 (Thank you for helping me.)

What should you learn next?

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.