How to say “help” in Chinese
help (out)
“Help” in Chinese is 帮忙, bāng máng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
帮忙 is read bāng máng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 忄 “heart”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “帮忙”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 帮忙. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 需要帮忙吗？xūyàobāngmángmaDo you need help?
- 还朋友呢，这么小的事都不帮忙！háipéngyoune,zhèmexiǎodeshìdōubùbāngmángSome friend — won't even help with something this small!
- 他不但不帮忙，还批评别人。tābúdànbùbāngmáng,háipīpíngbiérénNot only does he not help, he even criticizes others.
- 我是自愿来帮忙的wǒshìzìyuànláibāngmángdeI came to help of my own free will.
More words from the lesson “Ask for help”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “help” in Chinese?
“Help” in Chinese is 帮忙, pinyin bāngmáng.
What does 帮忙 mean?
帮忙 (bāngmáng) means “help (out)”.
How do you write 帮忙?
帮忙 is 2 characters: 帮 (bāng) — help; 忙 (máng) — busy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 帮忙?
帮忙 is read bāngmáng. Tones: bāng — first tone, máng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“help” in the lesson “Ask for help”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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