帮助 (bāngzhù)

帮助 means to help or assist someone, and can also function as a noun meaning help or assistance.

Meanings

[verb] to help; to assist
[noun] help; assistance

Example Sentences

谢谢你帮助我。 Xièxiè nǐ bāngzhù wǒ. Thank you for helping me.

他的帮助对我很重要。 Tā de bāngzhù duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào. His help is very important to me.

我需要你的帮助。 Wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngzhù. I need your help.

她帮助了很多人找到工作。 Tā bāngzhùle hěn duō rén zhǎodào gōngzuò. She helped many people find jobs.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
寻求帮助	to seek help
互相帮助	to help each other
提供帮助	to provide help
帮助解决	to help solve

Usage Notes

帮助 is more formal and complete than the shorter 帮 (bāng), which is more colloquial. In spoken Chinese, 帮 alone is common, while 帮助 appears frequently in writing, speeches, and polite contexts. As a noun, 帮助 is uncountable and does not take measure words.

Memory Hook

BANG (帮) sounds like "bang on the door" calling for help, and ZHU (助) means assist -- bang on the door to assist someone.