Meaning of 帮助
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- assistance; aid
- to help; to assist
How to use 帮助
帮助 works as a verb that takes a direct object, and also as a noun meaning help or assistance. It sounds a bit more formal than 帮忙 (bāngmáng). Example: 谢谢你的帮助。(Xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù.) Thank you for your help.
Both characters mean help, so 帮助 (bāngzhù) is help doubled. Notice 力 (lì, strength) on the right of 助 (zhù): helping someone means lending them your strength.
Common mistake: Learners often say 帮忙我, but 帮忙 cannot take a direct object. Say 帮助我 (bāngzhù wǒ) or 帮我一个忙 (bāng wǒ yí ge máng) instead. Also, 助 is fourth tone (zhù), so do not let it slip into a flat zhu.
帮助 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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帮 bāng · to help · 9 strokes
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助 zhù · to help · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 帮助.
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 赞助 | zànzhù | to sponsor; to provide financial or material support |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant |
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper |
| 资助 | zīzhù | to subsidize; to provide financial aid |
| 辅助 | fǔzhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 援助 | yuánzhù | to help; to support |
| 救助 | jiùzhù | to help sb in trouble; aid |
| 补助 | bǔzhù | to subsidize; subsidy |
| 捐助 | juānzhù | to donate; to offer (aid) |
| 帮手 | bāngshou | helper; assistant |
Questions about 帮助
What does 帮助 mean?
帮助 (bāngzhù) means "assistance; aid; to help; to assist" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 帮助?
帮助 is made of 2 characters: 帮 (9 strokes), 助 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 帮助 an HSK word?
Yes. 帮助 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 帮助 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 帮助 is written 幫助.
What is the difference between 帮助 and 帮忙?
帮助 is a regular verb, so you can say 帮助他 (bāngzhù tā, help him). It can also be a noun. 帮忙 is a verb plus object, so the person goes in the middle, as in 帮他的忙 (bāng tā de máng), or it stands alone, as in 你能帮忙吗？ (Can you help?).
How do I say something is helpful with 帮助?
Use 对……有帮助 (duì ... yǒu bāngzhù). For example, 这本书对我很有帮助。(Zhè běn shū duì wǒ hěn yǒu bāngzhù.) means This book is very helpful to me.