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帮忙

bāng máng · bang mang

Traditional 幫忙

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to help
  2. to lend a hand
  3. to do a favor
  4. to do a good turn
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Can you help?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，周六(zhōuliù)你(nǐ)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)帮忙(bāngmáng)。

    Dengdeng, are you free on Saturday? I'd like you to help me.

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)可以(kěyǐ)，什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    Sure. What do you need?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)搬(bān)一(yī)张(zhāng)大(dà)桌子(zhuōzi)，一个人(yīgèrén)搬(bān)不动(bùdòng)。

    I need to move a big table, and I can't move it alone.

  4. Dengdeng

    没问题(méiwèntí)，我(wǒ)来(lái)帮忙(bāngmáng)。

    No problem. I'll come and help.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！对了(duìle)，桌子(zhuōzi)在(zài)六楼(liùlóu)，没有(méiyǒu)电梯(diàntī)。

    Thanks! By the way, the table is on the sixth floor and there is no elevator.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)没(méi)说(shuō)六楼(liùlóu)……好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)要(yào)帮忙(bāngmáng)。

    You didn't say sixth floor... Fine, I said I'd help.

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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)的(de)帮(bāng)忙(máng)，我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)达(dá)成(chéng)。

If it were not for your help, I could not succeed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)忙(máng)搬(bān)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)吗(ma)？

Could you help move this table?

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帮
bāng

to help; to assist

忙
máng

busy; hurriedly

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