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HSK
(linguistics) auxiliary word; function word; particle
to help; to aid / assistance
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  *助* | 助* | *助
to help / to assist
student grant / education grant / scholarship
military aid
assistant
HSK 5
mnemonic method
helpful
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王 in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy
technical assistance
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
booster rocket
flux
to promote sleep
(idiom) willing to help others
relief agency; emergency service; rescue organization
to add to the fun / to liven things up
to assist
to help / to support / to aid / aid / assistance
HSK 6
buffet / self-service meal
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection
to encourage / to foster / to foment
to draw support from / with the help of
HSK 7-9
to provide assistance; to aid
HSK 6
auxiliary verb; modal verb
flux (metallurgy)
assistance; aid / to help; to assist
HSK 2
to help one another / to come to sb's help
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
pleasure from helping others
to donate / to offer (aid) / contribution / donation
HSK 6
benefit / help
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom) / fig. to rush to the rescue / to play the white knight
to travel independently
to cheer for / to encourage / to boost the morale of
HSK 7-9
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
to cheer / to root for
prostitute (slang) / see also 援助交際|援助交际
girl who engages in enjo-kōsai / see also 援助交際|援助交际
hearing aid
teaching assistant
voice assistant
front passenger seat (in a car)
modal particle
sponsor
computer-aided design
to help people with disabilities
mnemonic symbol; mnemonic code
to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run
aspect particle, such as 著|着, , 過|过
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support
to request help / to appeal (for help)
HSK 7-9
to subsidize / to provide financial aid / subsidy
HSK 5
to lend a helping hand (idiom)
to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire
personal digital assistant (PDA)
to support (in battle)
midwife
receiving much help (from outside) / well supported
assistance that one gets from another
to relieve and help
helpless / helplessness / feeling useless / no help
pleasure from helping others (idiom)
CAD computer-aided design
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
structural particle, such as , , and
(psychology) learned helplessness
self-service
HSK 7-9
(literary) to aid; to assist
to support / to assist / to sponsor
HSK 4
(military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist)
assistant; helper
HSK 5
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
to help a mother give birth
(aerospace) to boost / booster (rocket) / (behavioral economics) to nudge
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
a helping hand
to help each other
HSK 7-9
to subsidize / subsidy / allowance
HSK 6
help / assistant
auxiliary language
computer-aided engineering
to contribute to; to promote
HSK 7-9
to bolster / to give a boost to (the economy etc)
to help sb in trouble / aid / assistance
HSK 6
additive / reagent
low-powered motorized scooter or bike
building society (finance)
student loan
(esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
helpful / beneficial / to help / conducive to
laundromat / launderette
(honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help
to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw)
to feel helpless / feeling useless
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
complementary medicine

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