Chinese verb · action · first needed at elementary level (A2)
帮
bāng
to help
+ person + verb means helping someone do it, or doing it for them: (bāng wǒ ná yíxià, hold this for me). (bāngmáng) is separable and takes no object: (bāng wǒ yí ge máng).
Speed:
Basic
基本
Helping, usually or in general.
| affirmative | 我常常帮妈妈做饭。Wǒ chángcháng bāng māma zuòfàn. | |
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| negative | 他从来不帮我。Tā cónglái bù bāng wǒ. | |
| question | 你帮妈妈做饭吗？Nǐ bāng māma zuòfàn ma? |
Completed
了
(bāngle): someone helped.
| affirmative | 他帮了我很多。Tā bāngle wǒ hěn duō. | |
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| negative | 他没帮我。Tā méi bāng wǒ. | |
| question | 他帮你了吗？Tā bāng nǐ le ma? |
Experience
过
(bāngguo): has helped before.
| affirmative | 她帮过我很多次。Tā bāngguo wǒ hěn duō cì. | |
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| negative | 他没帮过我。Tā méi bāngguo wǒ. | |
| question | 他帮过你吗？Tā bāngguo nǐ ma? |
In progress
在
(zài bāng): helping right now.
| affirmative | 我在帮妈妈做饭。Wǒ zài bāng māma zuòfàn. | |
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| negative | 他没在帮忙。Tā méi zài bāngmáng. | |
| question | 你在帮谁？Nǐ zài bāng shéi? |
Future and intention
要 / 会
(huì bāng): a promise to help.
| affirmative | 我会帮你的。Wǒ huì bāng nǐ de. | |
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| negative | 他不会帮你的。Tā bú huì bāng nǐ de. | |
| question | 你会帮我吗？Nǐ huì bāng wǒ ma? |
Ability and permission
能 / 可以 / 会
Offering and asking for help. (bāng bu liǎo): can't help with it.
| affirmative | 我可以帮你。Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ. | |
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| negative | 对不起，我不能帮你。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù néng bāng nǐ. | |
| question | 你能帮我一下吗？Nǐ néng bāng wǒ yíxià ma? | |
| can't | 这个忙我帮不了。Zhège máng wǒ bāng bu liǎo. |
Examples
- 你能帮我拍张照片吗？Nǐ néng bāng wǒ pāi zhāng zhàopiàn ma?Could you take a photo for me?
- 谢谢你帮我。Xièxie nǐ bāng wǒ.Thanks for helping me.
- 我帮你拿行李吧。Wǒ bāng nǐ ná xíngli ba.Let me carry your luggage for you.