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帮 (bāng): To help — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 帮

Words about helping

帮 + [action/object]

In these words, 帮 (bāng) carries the core meaning of giving assistance or support.

帮助 • bāng zhù • to help • HSK 2
5.

Example Sentences

tā他
jīng经
cháng常
bāng帮
zhù助
tóng同
xué

Information

Pinyinbāng
Meaningto help, assist
Strokes9
Radical巾
Traditional幫
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#283
Zhuyinㄅㄤ
UnicodeU+5E2E
CangjieQTBQS
HSK 2
bāng帮
zhù助

to help

帮忙 • bāng máng • lend a hand • HSK 3
HSK 3
bāng帮
máng忙

lend a hand

帮手 • bāng shou • Helper / Assistant • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
bāng帮
shou手

Helper / Assistant

学
xué学
xí习
。

He often helps classmates with their studies.

nǐ你
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
ná拿
yī一
xià下
shū书
bāo包
ma吗
？

Can you help me carry the schoolbag for a moment?

nǐ你
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
ná拿
yí一
xià下
shū书
ma吗
？

Can you help me get the book?

jǐng警
fāng方
dǎ打
jī击
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
hēi黑
bāng帮
zǔ组
zhī织
。

The police cracked down on the local gang organization.

jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
zhuī追
bǔ捕
zhǔ主
fàn犯
hé和
suǒ所
yǒu有
bāng帮
xiōng凶
。

The police are hunting down the main culprit and all accomplices.

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