(bāng máng) - to help, to give a hand, to lend assistance in Mandarin
bāngmángTraditional: 幫忙
Translation
to help, to give a hand, to lend assistance
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Word origin
A two-character word: 帮 'to help' (cloth radical 巾 + 邦 bāng phonetic) plus 忙 'busy' (heart radical 忄+ 亡 wáng phonetic). Together 帮忙 means to help out or lend a hand.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 帮 (help) + 忙 (忄heart + 亡 wáng phonetic)
Stroke order
帮
忙
Examples
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Can you do me a favour?
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Thank you for your help.
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Let me help.
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Do you need my help?
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The neighbour often comes to help.
帮忙 (bāng máng) means to help or lend a hand. 帮 means to assist and 忙 means busy/occupied work. The compound 帮忙 is used as a verb (来帮忙, come and help) or noun (谢谢帮忙, thank you for the help). A very common request is 帮个忙 (help me with something) or 请帮忙 (please help). It is similar to 帮助 (bāng zhù) but 帮忙 is more colloquial and emphasises the act of pitching in.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 7: 帮忙, 更好, 曾 and 7 more words.