dā
搭手
help; lend a hand; join in
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lend a hand; to help; to assist
informalOften implies physically helping or assisting someone with a task, especially one requiring manual effort. Can be used in the set phrase "搭把手".
Jiàn见
wǒ我
zài在
bān搬
xiāng箱
zi子
，
tā他
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
pǎo跑
guò过
lái来
dā搭
bǎ把
shǒu手
。
Seeing me moving boxes, he hurried over to lend a hand.
Zhè这
ge个
jì技
shù术
wèn问
tí题
tài太
fù复
zá杂
，
wǒ我
wán完
quán全
dā搭
bù不
shàng上
shǒu手
。
This technical problem is too complicated; I can't help at all.
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Dà大
jiā家
qí齐
xīn心
hé合
lì力
，
dā搭
bǎ把
shǒu手
jiù就
bǎ把
huór活
gàn儿
wán干
le完
了
。
Everyone worked together; with a helping hand, we finished the job quickly.