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帮 (幫, 幚, 幇)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

帮 [bāng]
  1. 1. verb [帮助] help
    我帮他修改文章。
    I helped him to improve his essay.
  2. 2. verb [被雇用] be hired
    帮短工
    be hired for short-term work
  3. 3. noun [物体周围的面] side
    鞋帮
    shoe upper
  4. 4. noun [菜帮子] outer leaf
  5. 5. noun [团伙] gang
  6. 6. measure word [团伙] group
    一帮小伙子
    a group of young men

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

帮 [bāng]
  1. 1. verb help; assist; aid
    你帮我翻译一下这首诗好吗?
    Will you please help me to translate this poem?
    我帮他搬了行李。
    I helped him with his luggage.
    你帮我开车吧。
    谁有困难，我就愿意帮谁！
    她帮我看孩子，我很感激她。
  2. 2. verb be hired
    帮短工
    serve as a seasonal labourer
  3. 3. noun side (of a boat, truck, etc.) or upper (of a shoe)
    鞋帮
    upper (of a shoe)
  4. 4. noun outer leaf (of cabbage, etc.)
  5. 5. noun gang; band; clique
    匪帮
    bandit gang; a felonious political gang
  6. 6. noun secret society; underworld gang
  7. 7. measure word group
    来了一帮孩子。
    Here comes a group of children.
    那边有一帮人在玩牌。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

帮 [bāng]
  1. 1. 名 物体两边或四周的构成部分
    鞋帮
    船帮
    槽帮。
  2. 2. 动 帮助
    帮我一把
    帮忙
    帮工。
  3. 3. 名 群;为了某种目的而结成的集团(多含贬义）
    拉帮结伙
    行(ｈáｎɡ)帮
    匪帮。
  4. 4. 量 用于成群成伙的人(数词限用"一"）
    拉来一帮人
    跟着一帮孩子。
  5. 5. 名 白菜等蔬菜外层叶子较厚的部分。‖也说帮儿。
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Examples

那帮小青年吵得邻居们不得安生。
Those youngsters raised such a ruckus. They gave their neighbours no peace. → 安生
你帮我翻译一下这首诗好吗?
Will you please help me to translate this poem? → 帮
我帮他搬了行李。
I helped him with his luggage. → 帮
她替儿子做作业，反而帮了倒忙。
She did her son a disservice by doing his homework for him. → 帮倒忙
我能帮什么忙吗?
Can I be of any assistance? → 帮忙
他帮了我们大忙，我不知道该怎么酬谢他才好。
He has given us a lot of help. I don't know what to give him to express my thankfulness. → 酬谢
帮我把这包大米搭上卡车。
Help me lift the bag of rice onto the truck. → 搭
见后进就帮
ready to help those who lag behind → 后进
人家帮了那么些忙，也没好好谢谢，总觉得欠情儿。
He helped us so much, and we never even thanked him properly. We feel indebted to him. → 欠情
他许诺过帮我解决困难。
He promised that he would help me out. → 许诺
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Character Decomposition

邦
[bāng]		 + 巾
[jīn]

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nciku Note

帮 and 帮忙

1.“帮”有两个意思，（1）当某人做某事时，在精神、物质上给予支持，或实际参与一部分工作。（2）指从事体力雇佣劳动，如“帮工”，“帮短工”等。第一个意思中，“帮”常带直接宾语（指人）和间接宾语（指从事的某事）。
帮 has two meanings: (1) to support someone materially or spiritually, or actually do a part of the work for them; and, (2) when he or she doing something such as hourly or informal labor. In the first usage, 帮 usually takes a direct object (the person) and an indirect object (doing something).
（1）他帮我把行李运回来了。
（2）他父母帮他物色了一个对象。

2.“帮忙”在结构上是动宾关系，意思上表示具体的帮助，或表示别人有具体困难或需要劳力时给予支持。
帮忙 is verb-object phrase, meaning "actual help, or actual support to another person who needs help."
（1）能请你帮个忙吗？
（2）你今天可算是帮了我一个大忙了。
（3）请帮忙把碗筷收拾一下吧。

“帮倒忙”表示帮助别人时，有意无意反倒给别人增添了麻烦。“越帮越忙”也有类似意思。
帮倒忙 means "when trying to help somebody, intentionally or unintentionally, one makes a lot of trouble." 越帮越忙 (the more help, the more troublesome) has a similar meaning.
“帮”与“帮忙”一般不能互换。
帮 and 帮忙 are not interchangeable.

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