Chinese words · HSK 2

帮

bāngTraditional 幫

to help; to assist

Every meaning

bāng

  1. to help; to assist
  2. gang; group (as in 帮派)
  3. classifier for groups of people
  4. side; upper (of a shoe) (as in 鞋帮)

In a sentence

  • 你能帮我拿一下吗?

    Could you hold this for me?

  • 那帮孩子在外面玩。

    That bunch of kids is playing outside.

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).