帮
help; hire; edge; group; gang
Meanings
7 senses · 22 examplesverb
to help; to assist
Used for providing physical, labor, or practical support to someone.
The older kid can help mom with housework now.
Please help me carry this box downstairs.
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I will help you solve this problem.
He often helps his neighbors take care of the elderly.
Thank you so much for your great help.
verb
to work as a hired laborer
informalMost often used in fixed phrases like 打短工 to refer to temporary casual labor.
During busy farming seasons, he does casual hired labor to earn some pocket money.
He once worked as a long-term hired laborer for a landlord's family.
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Many young people in the village have gone to the city to do hired work.
noun
edge; rim; side of an object
Almost always used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in daily speech, except in formal technical contexts.
Please wipe the rim of the water bucket clean.
The uppers of these shoes have worn out.
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The hull of this ship is very sturdy.
The bed rail has peeled paint from him leaning on it so much.
noun
vegetable stalk/outer layer
Short for 帮子, refers to the firm outer or base part of vegetables like cabbages, radishes, etc.
Don't throw away the cabbage stalks, they can still be cooked into dishes.
Radish greens can be used to make pickled vegetables.
noun
group; gang; clique
Often used with negative connotations for criminal or unruly groups, but can also be neutral for casual groups.
They formed a group to do small business together.
This caravan of pack horses is transporting tea to Tibet.
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The police took down a transnational drug trafficking gang.
measure word
group; batch
informalUsed for groups of people or animals, often with a casual or slightly informal tone.
A group of kids are playing games at the park gate.
A group of tourists came over to take photos on the street.
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That gang of robbers specializes in robbing people on mountain roads.
noun
secret society; criminal gang
formalRefers to historical and traditional secret criminal or fraternal organizations, mostly used in historical contexts or formal discussions.
The Green Gang and the Red Gang were famous secret societies during the Republic of China era.
He joined a local secret society in his early years.