act as assistant; lend a hand
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to act as an assistant; to help as a subordinate; to lend a hand
neutralCommonly used in cooking contexts (helping the chef) or general work settings. The variant 打下手儿 (with erhua) is common in northern dialects.
Wǒ我
zài在
chú厨
fāng房
gěi给
shī师
fu傅
dǎ打
xià下
shǒu手
。
I help the chef in the kitchen.
Tā他
gāng刚
kāi开
shǐ始
zhǐ只
néng能
dǎ打
xià下
shǒu手
，
hái还
bù不
néng能
dú独
lì立
cāo操
zuò作
。
He can only assist at the beginning and cannot operate independently yet.
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Guò过
lái来
gěi给
wǒ我
dǎ打
xià下
shǒu手
，
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
cài菜
dì递
guò过
qù去
。
Come over and lend me a hand, pass these dishes over.