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扶

fú · fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to support with the hand
  2. to help sb up
  3. to support oneself by holding onto something
  4. to help
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Hold the ladder

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)扶(fú)一下(yīxià)梯子(tīzi)，我(wǒ)要(yào)上去(shàngqù)。

    Dengdeng, please hold the ladder. I want to climb up.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)扶(fú)着(zhe)。你(nǐ)要(yào)拿(ná)什么(shénme)？

    OK, I am holding it. What do you want to get?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)风筝(fēngzhēng)挂(guà)在(zài)树(shù)上(shàng)了(le)。

    My kite is stuck in the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)小心(xiǎoxīn)一点(yīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)扶(fú)得(de)很(hěn)稳(wěn)。

    Be careful. I am holding it steady.

  5. Liangliang

    拿(ná)到(dào)了(le)！你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)不用(bùyòng)扶(fú)了(le)。

    Got it! You can stop holding.

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)。咦(yí)，梯子(tīzi)呢(ne)？你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)下来(xiàlai)？

    Great. Huh, where is the ladder? How do you get down?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)看(kàn)都(dōu)出(chū)血(xuè)了(le)，我(wǒ)扶(fú)你(nǐ)起(qǐ)来(lái)吧(ba)。

You're bleeding everywhere; I'll help you up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

楼(lóu)梯(tī)很(hěn)滑(huá)，她(tā)扶(fú)着(zhe)栏(lán)杆(gān)慢(màn)慢(màn)往(wǎng)下(xià)走(zǒu)。

The stairs were slippery, so she held the railing and walked down slowly.

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