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帮手

bāng shǒu · bang shou

Traditional 幫手

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. helper; assistant
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A better helper

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一个人(yīgèrén)做(zuò)不了(bùliǎo)二十个(èrshígè)人(rén)的(de)饭(fàn)，我(wǒ)需要(xūyào)帮手(bāngshǒu)。

    I can't cook a meal for twenty people alone. I need a helper.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)做(zuò)你(nǐ)的(de)帮手(bāngshǒu)！

    I can be your helper!

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)先(xiān)洗菜(xǐcài)。

    Great! First wash the vegetables.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)还(hái)给(gěi)你(nǐ)找(zhǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)更(gèng)好(hǎo)的(de)帮手(bāngshǒu)，我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)！

    I also found an even better helper for you, my mom!

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)变成(biànchéng)她(tā)的(de)帮手(bāngshǒu)了(le)。

    Great, now I have become her helper.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)忙(máng)不(bu)过(guò)来(lái)，需(xū)要(yào)找(zhǎo)个(gè)帮(bāng)手(shǒu)。

He can't manage alone and needs to find a helper.

02

搬(bān)家(jiā)那(nà)天(tiān)，朋(péng)友(you)们(men)都(dōu)来(lái)当(dāng)我(wǒ)的(de)帮(bāng)手(shǒu)。

On moving day, my friends all came to be my helpers.

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