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Expressing helping with 帮 (bāng)
Structure
帮 + Person + Verb
Explanation
帮 (bāng) means "to help" and is one of the most common ways to express assistance in Chinese. It can be used directly before a person or followed by a verb phrase to indicate what kind of help is being given.
Examples
你能帮我拿一下那个杯子吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná yíxià nàge bēizi ma?
Can you help me grab that cup?
谢谢你帮我搬家，真的太感谢了。
Xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ bānjiā, zhēn de tài gǎnxiè le.
Thank you for helping me move; I'm really so grateful.
我帮你问问他明天有没有空。
Wǒ bāng nǐ wènwen tā míngtiān yǒu méiyǒu kòng.
I'll help you ask him whether he's free tomorrow.
你能帮我拿一下那个杯子吗？
nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná yīxià nàge bēizi ma?
Can you help me grab that cup?
谢谢你帮我搬家，真的太感谢了。
xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ bānjiā, zhēn de tài gǎnxiè le.
Thank you for helping me move; I really appreciate it.
我帮你问问他明天有没有空。
wǒ bāng nǐ wènwen tā míngtiān yǒu méiyǒu kòng.
I'll ask him for you whether he's free tomorrow.