帮助
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
帮助 (bāngzhù) · to help
帮助 (bāngzhù) means “to help; help”. It is written with 2 characters: 帮 (to help) + 助 (to help). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 帮助 is built
The characters
帮 bāng · to help
What 帮 is made of
- 邦bāng — country
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 三sān — three
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A nation's 邦 flag 巾; 邦 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
助 zhù · to help
What 助 is made of
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 且 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
谢谢你的帮助。Xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù.Thank you for your help.
我能帮助你吗？Wǒ néng bāngzhù nǐ ma?Can I help you?
Questions about 帮助
What does 帮助 mean?
帮助 (bāngzhù) means “to help; help”.
How do you pronounce 帮助?
帮助 is pronounced bāngzhù.
Which HSK level is 帮助?
帮助 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 帮忙bāngmángto help
- 帮bāngto help
- 赞助zànzhùto sponsor
- 拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too hasty
- 辅助fǔzhùto assist
- 借助jièzhùwith the help of
- 协助xiézhùto assist
- 助理zhùlǐassistant
- 助手zhùshǒuhelper
- 资助zīzhùto sponsor
Learn 帮助 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.