How to Say Can You Help Me in Chinese

Chinese

你能帮我吗？

你能幫我嗎？

Pinyin

nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma

Sounds like

knee nung bahng waw mah

Read it piece by piece

你

nǐ

knee

English IPA /niː/

能

néng

nung

English IPA /nung/

帮

bāng

bahng

English IPA /bahng/

我

wǒ

waw

English IPA /wɔː/

吗

mah

English IPA /mɑː/

When to use 你能帮我吗？

Neutral request

Use it for ordinary assistance, such as directions, a machine, or understanding information.
In an emergency, say 救命 for immediate danger rather than this general request.

Other ways to say it

您能帮我一下吗？

您能幫我一下嗎？

nín néng bāng wǒ yí xià ma

Could you help me for a moment?

Polite

可以帮个忙吗？

可以幫個忙嗎？

kě yǐ bāng ge máng ma

Could you do me a favor?

Conversational

Example conversations

Excuse me, can you help me?

不好意思，你能帮我吗？

不好意思，你能幫我嗎？

bù hǎo yì si, nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma

Can you help me find this address?

你能帮我找这个地址吗？

你能幫我找這個地址嗎？

nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhǎo zhè ge dì zhǐ ma

Common mistakes

帮 normally takes the person being helped after it: 帮我 means 'help me.'

How to say can you help me in Chinese

When to use 你能帮我吗？

Other ways to say it

Example conversations

Common mistakes

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