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帮助
bāngzhù
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- pinyin
- bāngzhù
- simplified
- 帮助
- traditional
- 幫助
1 · verb
To make it easier for someone to do something or deal with a difficulty.
使别人做事或解决困难更容易。
Use help someone do or to do something; 帮 is a shorter Chinese form.
Can you help me read this sign?
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你可以帮助我读一下这个标志吗？
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Learn 帮助 with its example phrase. Mandarin citation form: bāngzhù.
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2 · verb
To do something that makes a task or difficulty easier for someone else.
做一些事，使别人更容易完成任务或解决困难。
This slice teaches the verb, as in 帮助某人做某事. 帮 is common in shorter conversational phrasing; the noun use is separate.
She helped the new student find the classroom.
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她帮助新同学找到了教室。
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We want to help our neighbor tidy the yard.
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我们想帮助邻居整理院子。
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Mandarin reading: bāngzhù.
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help — To make it easier for someone to do something or deal with a difficulty.