Hanzi
Traditional
幫
Simplified
帮

to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired (as worker)/side (of pail, boat etc)/outer layer/upper (of a shoe)/group/gang/clique/party/secret society

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bāng

Bopomofo

ㄅㄤ

Jyutping

bong1

Example sentences

幫 / 帮 bāng
你能幫我搬一下這台電視嗎？
你能帮我搬一下这台电视吗？

Can you help me move this TV?

叫 jiào
請幫我叫一輛計程車。
请帮我叫一辆计程车。

Please call a taxi for me.

幫助 / 帮助 bāngzhù
謝謝你的幫助。
谢谢你的帮助。

Thank you for your help.

需要 xūyào
我需要你的幫助。
我需要你的帮助。

I need your help.

幫忙 / 帮忙 bāngmáng
他經常在周末去圖書館幫忙。
他经常在周末去图书馆帮忙。

He often goes to the library to help on weekends.

只是 zhǐshì
我只是想幫忙，沒有其他意思。
我只是想帮忙，没有其他意思。

I just want to help, I don't have any other intentions.

四人幫 / 四人帮 sìrénbāng
歷史課上，老師介紹了四人幫在文化大革命中的角色。
历史课上，老师介绍了四人帮在文化大革命中的角色。

In history class, the teacher explained the Gang of Four's role in the Cultural Revolution.

Example Vocabulary

幫

bang1

to help; to assist; gang; group

幫助

bang1'zhu4

to help; assistance; help

幫忙

bang1'mang2

to help; to lend a hand

丐幫

傳幫帶

chuan2'bang1'dai4

匪幫

fei3'bang1

四人幫

si4'ren2'bang1

Gang of Four, the political group active during China's Cultural Revolution

幫兇

bang1'xiong1

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