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How to say Help in Chinese
救命
jiùmìng
Literally: save · life
救命 (jiùmìng) is the word you shout in real danger — literally “save (my) life,” the Chinese equivalent of screaming “Help!” For ordinary help, you ask with 帮 (bāng).
Other ways to say it
- 帮帮我
bāng bang wǒ
help me
Reduplicated 帮 softens it to a plea — “please, help me out.”
- 帮忙
bāngmáng
to help / lend a hand
The general verb for helping: 你能帮我一个忙吗? “can you do me a favor?”
- 请帮我
qǐng bāng wǒ
please help me
A polite “please help me (do…)” — follow it with the task.
In a sentence
救命！有人吗？
Jiùmìng! Yǒu rén ma?
Help! Is anyone there?
How do you say "Help" in Chinese?
To shout “help!” in an emergency in Chinese, yell 救命 (jiùmìng), literally “save my life.” To ask for ordinary help, say 帮帮我 (bāng bang wǒ) or 请帮我 (qǐng bāng wǒ).
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