帮助

bāngzhù
verbBeginner
general

To provide assistance or support to someone in need.

老师帮助学生理解这道题目。

The teacher helped the students understand the problem.

我们需要帮助完成这个项目。

We need help to complete this project.

💡

This is a common verb used in everyday contexts to describe offering aid or support.

Collocations

帮助别人help others帮助解决help solve帮助完成help complete

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Related Phrases

互相帮助phrase
help each other
求助phrase
to ask for help

💡Pro Tip

Common Usage

'帮助' is a neutral and polite way to offer or request assistance. It is widely used in both written and spoken Chinese.

Gold Rule

Politeness

When asking for help, it is polite to use '帮助' with a respectful tone, especially in formal settings.

📖Word Origin

The word '帮助' is composed of two characters: '帮' (bāng) meaning 'to assist' and '助' (zhù) meaning 'to help'. Together, they form a compound verb indicating mutual aid or support.

📝Usage Notes

This word is versatile and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. It is often used with the object '别人' (others) or specific tasks ('完成', '解决').

Word Breakdown

to assist
root
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to help
root
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