帮忙 meaning in English

bāngmáng

to help; to lend a hand

HSK 1Traditional 幫忙15 strokes

Meaning of 帮忙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bāngmáng

to help
to lend a hand
to do a favor
to do a good turn

How to use 帮忙

帮忙 is a separable verb, so other words can go in the middle, like 帮个忙 or 帮我的忙. It usually does not take a direct object. 你能帮我一个忙吗？ (Nǐ néng bāng wǒ yí ge máng ma?) Can you do me a favor?

帮 (bāng) means to help, and 忙 (máng) means busy. When someone is busy, you 帮忙: you help with their busy work.

Common mistake: Learners often say 帮忙我, but 帮忙 cannot take an object directly. Say 帮我 (bāng wǒ), 帮我的忙, or use 帮助我 (bāngzhù wǒ) instead.

帮忙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ要yào是shì知zhī道dào，就jiù会huì帮bāng忙máng了le。

If I had known, I would have helped.

现xiàn在zài只zhǐ看kàn他tā们men会huì不bú会huì帮bāng忙máng了le。

It all depends on whether they will support us.

我wǒ有yǒu点diǎn儿ér小xiǎo事shì情qíng想xiǎng请qǐng你nǐ帮bāng忙máng。

I need a little help from you.

你nǐ是shì真zhēn的de很hěn乐lè意yì帮bāng忙máng吗ma?

Are you really willing to help?

我wǒ知zhī道dào我wǒ们men要yào怎zěn么me帮bāng忙máng。

I know how we can help.

Stroke order for each character

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帮 bāng · to help · 9 strokes

忙 máng · busy · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 帮忙.

帮助	bāngzhù	assistance; aid; to help; to assist
连忙	liánmáng	promptly; at once
急忙	jímáng	hastily
慌忙	huāngmáng	in a great rush; in a flurry
赶忙	gǎnmáng	to hurry; to hasten
帮手	bāngshou	helper; assistant
匆忙	cōngmáng	hasty; hurried
忙碌	mánglù	busy; bustling
繁忙	fánmáng	busy; bustling
忙活	mánghuo	to be really busy; pressing business
忙乱	mángluàn	rushed and muddled
帮帮忙	bāngbangmáng	to help; to do a favor

Questions about 帮忙

What does 帮忙 mean?

帮忙 (bāngmáng) means "to help; to lend a hand".

How do you write 帮忙?

帮忙 is made of 2 characters: 帮 (9 strokes), 忙 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 帮忙 an HSK word?

Yes. 帮忙 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 帮忙 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 帮忙 is written 幫忙.

What is the difference between 帮忙 and 帮助?

帮助 (bāngzhù) can take an object directly, as in 帮助朋友, and it can also be a noun meaning help. 帮忙 is more casual, is used for favors and practical tasks, and puts the person in the middle, as in 帮朋友的忙.

How do I thank someone for helping me?

You can say 谢谢你的帮忙 (xièxie nǐ de bāngmáng), thanks for your help. Another common phrase is 谢谢你帮我 (xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ).