(bāng) - to help, to assist in Mandarin
bāngTraditional: 幫
Translation
to help, to assist
Word origin
The simplified 帮 'to help' contains the cloth radical 巾 and the phonetic component 邦 (bāng). It originally referred to the upper part of a shoe or a band, and came to mean a group or to assist.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 巾 (cloth radical) + 邦 (bāng, phonetic)
Stroke order
帮
Examples
？
Can you help me?
。
Do me a favour.
。
Let me help you.
李。
I'll help you carry the luggage.
。
He often helps his parents with chores.
帮 (bāng) means to help, to assist. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
Where this fits
Appears in 2 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 帮.
Used in
Grammar articles
(9)不但...而且 in Mandarin: Not Only A But Also B (不仅, 还, 也, 并且)
Mandarin Conditionals: 如果, 要是, 的话 and the 就 That Finishes the Sentence
Mandarin Verb Conjugation: Why It Doesn't Exist and What Replaces It
How to Say Even Though and Even If in Mandarin: 虽然, 即使, 就算 and 尽管
就 (jiù) vs 才 (cái) in Mandarin: Sooner Than Expected, Later Than Expected
Mandarin Verb Reduplication: 看看, 看一看, 休息休息 and the 一下 Alternative
The Mandarin 以 (yǐ) Family: 以为, 以及, 以便, 以免, 以来 and 以...为...
The Mandarin 于 (yú) Family: 对于, 关于, 由于, 至于, 属于, 位于, 终于
Mandarin 之 (zhī): 之一, 之间, 之后, 之中, 总之 and the Written Ancestor of 的
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueMandarin · Free printables
帮: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Mandarin word "帮" (to help, to assist): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is part of lesson 4.