bāng máng
lend a hand
昨天他帮忙修理了我的自行车。
Zuótiān tā bāngmáng xiūlǐle wǒ de zìxíngchē.
Yesterday he helped me repair my bicycle.
我需要你的帮忙。
Wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngmáng.
I need your help.
我需要你的帮忙来搬家。
Wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngmáng lái bānjiā.
I need your help to move.
帮助 (bāng zhù)
help
协助 (xié zhù)
assist
支援 (zhī yuán)
support
阻碍 (zǔ'ài)
obstruct
拒绝 (jùjué)
refuse
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The Chinese word 帮忙 (bāngmáng) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 帮 (bāng) and 忙 (máng). The character 帮 originally meant "to help" or "to assist," and it is often used in the sense of "to lend a hand" or "to give a helping hand." The character 忙 originally meant "to be busy" or "to be occupied," but it is also used in the sense of "to be in a hurry" or "to be rushed." When these two characters are combined, the resulting word 帮忙 takes on the meaning of "to help someone who is busy" or "to lend a hand to someone who is in a hurry." In other words, 帮忙 is used to express the idea of helping someone who is in need of assistance.
