助 zhù — to help; to assist
谢谢你的帮助。Xiè xie nǐ de bāng zhù.Thank you for your help.
Common words: 帮助 (bāng zhù)、赞助 (zàn zhù)、助理 (zhù lǐ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to help"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to help", including 助 (zhù), 协 (xié), 帮 (bāng), 援 (yuán), 扶 (fú). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to help" covers 5 different Chinese characters — 助 (zhù), 协 (xié), 帮 (bāng), 援 (yuán), 扶 (fú) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 5 characters do not share a sound — their readings span zhù, xié, bāng, yuán, fú — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 助 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 助 zhùto help; to assistUseful words: 帮助, 赞助
- 协 xiécooperate; harmonize; to help; to assist; to joinUseful words: 协议, 协调
- 帮 bāngto assist; to support; to help; group; gang; partyUseful words: 帮忙, 帮助
- 援 yuánto help; to assist; to aidUseful words: 支援, 救援
- 扶 fúto support with hand; to help sb. up; to helpUseful words: 扶持, 扶正
Common words for these 5 "to help" characters
Anchor each of these 5 characters in a word you can picture — start with 助 (zhù) — so "to help" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist赞助zàn zhùto support; to assist; to sponsor助理zhù lǐassistant协议xié yìagreement; pact; protocol协调xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc)协议书xié yì shūcontract; protocol帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist帮手bāng shouhelper; assistant支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support; to back
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 5 ways to say "to help".
协 xié — cooperate; harmonize; to help; to assist; to join
完成这项任务需要大家的协作。Wán chéng zhè xiàng rèn wu xū yào dà jiā de xié zuò.Completing this task requires everyone cooperation.
Common words: 协议 (xié yì)、协调 (xié tiáo)、协议书 (xié yì shū)
帮 bāng — to assist; to support; to help; group; gang; party
谢谢你帮我搬桌子。Xiè xie nǐ bāng wǒ bān zhuō zi.Thank you for helping me move the table.
Common words: 帮忙 (bāng máng)、帮助 (bāng zhù)、帮手 (bāng shou)
援 yuán — to help; to assist; to aid
危急时刻，大家纷纷伸出援手。Wēi jí shí kè, dà jiā fēn fēn shēn chū yuán shǒu.In times of crisis, everyone reaches out to help.
Common words: 支援 (zhī yuán)、救援 (jiù yuán)、援助 (yuán zhù)
扶 fú — to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help
他热心地扶老人过马路。Tā rè xīn de fú lǎo rén guò mǎ lù.He kindly helped the old man across the road.
Common words: 扶持 (fú chí)、扶正 (fú zhèng)、扶手 (fú shǒu)
All 5 characters
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