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帮

bāng · bang

Traditional 幫 / 幇 / 幚

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Meaning

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bāng 幫

  1. to help
  2. to assist
  3. to support
  4. for sb (i.e. as a help)
  5. hired (as worker)
  6. side (of pail, boat etc)
  7. outer layer
  8. upper (of a shoe)
  9. group
  10. gang
  11. clique
  12. party
  13. secret society

bāng 幇

  1. old variant of 幫 / 帮 (bāng)

bāng 幚

  1. old variant of 幫 / 帮 (bāng)
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Watch the pot

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, can you help me for a moment?

  2. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)，要(yào)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Sure. What do you want me to help with?

  3. Dengdeng

    帮(bāng)我(wǒ)看(kān)着(zhe)锅(guō)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)酱油(jiàngyóu)。

    Watch the pot for me. I am going to buy soy sauce.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)去(qù)快(kuài)回(huí)。

    OK, go and come back quickly.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)去(qù)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！锅(guō)里(lǐ)的(de)菜(cài)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    You were gone an hour! I helped you finish the food in the pot.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是(shì)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)看(kān)着(zhe)，不是(bùshì)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)！

    You were to watch it for me, not eat it for me!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)是(shì)唯(wéi)一(yī)一(yí)个(ge)能(néng)够(gòu)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)的(de)人(rén)。

You're the only one who can help me.

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

02

邻(lín)居(jū)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)搬(bān)走(zǒu)了(le)旧(jiù)沙(shā)发(fā)。

My neighbor helped me move away the old sofa.

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