verb HSK 5 #3,791

Meanings

  1. 1 to support with the hand; to help sb up
  2. 2 to hold onto for support

Examples

Tā fúzhe lǎo nǎinai guò mǎlù.
He helped the old lady cross the road.
Qǐng fú hǎo fúshǒu.
Please hold onto the handrail.
Tā shuāidǎo le, wǒ gǎnjǐn bǎ tā fú qǐlái.
She fell down, and I quickly helped her up.

Tips

culture
老人 (helping up a fallen elderly person) became a controversial topic in China after several cases where good Samaritans were falsely accused of causing the fall — leading to the social dilemma '?' (to help or not to help?).
usage
扶手 (fúshǒu) = handrail/armrest. (chānfú) = to support by the arm (more literary).

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