to give financial support to; to help out financially
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to provide financial assistance (to); to help out with money
neutral常用于描述家庭成员、亲友之间一方收入较高者帮助经济困难或需要资助的一方的行为，带有体贴、分担的含义。
Wǒ我
shàng上
dà大
xué学
shí时
，
gē哥
ge哥
jīng经
cháng常
jì寄
qián钱
bāng帮
bǔ补
wǒ我
。
When I was in university, my elder brother often sent me money to help me out financially.
Tā她
zhǎo找
le了
fèn份
jiān兼
zhí职
，
bāng帮
bǔ补
yī一
xià下
jiā家
yòng用
。
She found a part-time job to help with the household expenses.
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Fù父
mǔ母
tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
，
zǐ子
nǚ女
huì会
dìng定
qī期
bāng帮
bǔ补
tā他
men们
。
After the parents retired, their children provide them with regular financial support.
Nà那
bǐ笔
shēng生
yì意
kuī亏
le了
qián钱
，
xìng幸
hǎo好
yǒu有
péng朋
you友
bāng帮
bǔ补
，
cái才
dù渡
guò过
nán难
guān关
。
That business deal lost money, but fortunately a friend helped out financially to get through the difficult time.