帮衬

幫襯

bāngchèn

verb #85,520

Meanings

1 to help out
2 to assist financially
3 to patronize (a shop, business)

Characters

to back; to set off

Examples

HSK 7-9

亲戚有困难，大家帮衬一下。

Qīnqi yǒu kùnnán, dàjiā bāngchèn yíxià.

When relatives are in trouble, everyone chips in to help.

HSK 7-9

多谢各位街坊帮衬我们的小店。

Duōxiè gèwèi jiēfāng bāngchèn wǒmen de xiǎodiàn.

Many thanks to all our neighbors for patronizing our little shop.

Tips

register

Common in Cantonese-influenced speech and southern Mandarin, often with the 'patronize a business' sense - Cantonese 幫襯 (bong1 can3) means exactly 'be a customer at.' In northern Mandarin the 'help out' sense dominates.

Stroke Order

帮 bāng

衬 chèn