帮忙

bāng máng

HSK 1Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

An intransitive verb; you cannot put a direct object immediately after it (e.g., you cannot say *帮忙我). If you need to specify the person being helped, use the structure 帮 (someone) 的忙 or 给 (someone) 帮忙.

to help; to lend a hand

帮助别人做事，泛指在别人有困难的时候给予帮助。

Words:

主动帮忙帮忙做饭

Synonyms:

帮助襄助帮衬协助援助襄理佐理

Antonyms:

扯后腿捣乱扰乱欺负阻碍

Sentences:

看(kàn)到(dào)邻(lín)居(jū)在(zài)搬(bān)重(zhòng)物(wù)，他(tā)主(zhǔ)动(dòng)过(guò)去(qù)帮(bāng)忙(máng)。
Seeing his neighbor moving heavy objects, he proactively went over to help.
周(zhōu)末(mò)她(tā)经(jīng)常(cháng)去(qù)社(shè)区(qū)中(zhōng)心(xīn)帮(bāng)忙(máng)做(zuò)饭(fàn)。
On weekends, she often goes to the community center to help cook.

Characters Breakdown

help

busy