帮 bāng help
How to remember 帮: 邦 nation + 巾 towel = help. When the whole nation sees the flood on TV, people send every spare towel they own to help.
Component breakdown
帮 = 邦 nation + 巾 towel
- 邦 nation
- 巾 towel
When the whole nation sees the flood on TV, people send every spare towel they own to help.
How it is used
- "To help" - 帮我 (bāng wǒ) help me, 帮个忙 (bāng ge máng) do (me) a favor.
- 帮忙 (bāngmáng) is verb-object so it splits - 帮我一个忙 (bāng wǒ yí ge máng) - while 帮助 (bāngzhù) is a plainer transitive "help/assist" and can be a noun too.
Words with 帮
Example sentences
- 请帮我把它包起来。 Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ tā bāo qǐlai.Please help me wrap it up.
- 请帮我复印这份文件。 Qǐng bāng wǒ fùyìn zhè fèn wénjiàn.Please help me copy this document.
- 大家自动来帮忙。 Dàjiā zìdòng lái bāngmáng.Everybody voluntarily came to help.
- 他喜欢帮助别人。 Tā xǐhuan bāngzhù biérén.He likes helping others.