帮 (bāng): to help, to assist, to support, for sb (i.e. as a help), hired (as worker), side (of pail, boat etc)
帮 (bāng) is a Chinese character meaning “to help.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 邦 (structural) and 巾 (structural). It ranks #769 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 帮 a nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 师 (shī, teacher), 常 (cháng, always), 市 (shì, market).
Definitions
- to help
- to assist
- to support
- for sb (i.e. as a help)
- hired (as worker)
- side (of pail, boat etc)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱邦巾 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 帮
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黑帮 | hēi bāng | bunch of gangsters |
| 帮派 | bāng pài | gang |
| 帮手 | bāng shou | helper |
| 帮凶 | bāng xiōng | variant of 幫凶|帮凶[bang1 xiong1] |
| 帮会 | bāng huì | secret society |
| 帮倒忙 | bāng dào máng | to be more of a hindrance than a help |
| 帮子 | bāng zi | outer (of cabbage etc) |
| 匪帮 | fěi bāng | gang of bandits |
| 帮工 | bāng gōng | to help with farm work |
| 四人帮 | sì rén bāng | Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan... |
| 腮帮子 | sāi bāng zi | cheek |
| 帮厨 | bāng chú | help in the mess kitchen |
| 帮办 | bāng bàn | assist in managing |
| 帮腔 | bāng qiāng | vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas |
| 丐帮 | gài bāng | beggars' union |
帮 appears in 45 compound words: 47 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 帮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他在考试中取得了满分，全班同学都很佩服他。
Tā zài kǎoshì zhōng qǔdé le mǎnfēn, quánbān tóngxué dōu hěn pèifú tā.
He achieved full marks in the exam, and all classmates admired him.
...次是抓马杜洛!卢比欧“机密汇报”国会8人帮 谈伊朗局势
. . . cì shì zhuā mǎ dù 洛 ! 卢 bǐ ōu jī mì huì bào guó huì 8 rén bāng tán yī lǎng jú shì
... Next is to catch Maduro! Rubio's "confidential report" to the 8-member Congress to discuss the situation in Iran
【滙控业绩】滙控:对恒生没有裁员计划,将帮助受影响员工在未来三年内逐步完成转型
滙 kòng yè jì 滙 kòng : duì héng shēng méi yǒu cái yuán jì huá , jiāng bāng zhù shòu yǐng xiǎng yuán gōng zài wèi lái sān nián nèi zhú bù wán chéng zhuǎn xíng
HSBC Holdings: There are no layoff plans for Hang Seng, which will help affected employees gradually complete the transformation in the next three years
刺青师夥同竹联帮大哥狂发钓鱼诈骗简讯 107人遭盗刷45...
cì qīng shī 夥 tóng zhú lián bāng dà gē kuáng fā diào yú zhà piàn jiǎn xùn 1 0 7 rén zāo dào shuā 4 5 . . .
The tattoo artist teamed up with the big brother of the Bamboo Union Gang to send fishing scam newsletters 107 people were stolen and brushed 45...
王心迪:在自己圆梦的同时,也帮助徐梦桃圆梦了
wáng xīn dí : zài zì jǐ yuán mèng de tóng shí , yě bāng zhù xú mèng táo yuán mèng le
Wang Xindi: While realizing his dream, he also helped Xu Mengtao realize his dream
新春走基层|一把推子藏着消防“传帮带”的暖与刚
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng yī bǎ tuī zǐ zàng zhe xiāo fáng chuán bāng dài de nuǎn yú gāng
Chinese New Year grass-roots level | a pusher hidden fire "pass on the belt" of the warm and just
你能用这台相机帮我们拍张照吗？
Nǐ néng yòng zhè tái xiàngjī bāng wǒmen pāi zhāng zhào ma?
Would you take a picture of us with this camera?
你可不可以帮我把这些句子翻译成中文？
Nǐ kěbu kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ zhèxiē jùzi fānyì chéng Zhōngwén?
Can you help me to translate these sentences into Chinese?
可以帮忙关上窗子吗？
Kěyǐ bāngmáng guānshàng chuāngzi ma?
Close the window, will you?
请你帮我换一点零钱行吗？
Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ huàn yīdiǎn língqián xíng ma?
Could you please exchange some small change with me?
Character Family
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