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Asking for help in Chinese

Unit 10 — Polite interaction & asking for help · 34 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for asking for help

Example conversations in Chinese

Asking for help in class

不好意思,你能帮我一下吗?
Excuse me, can you help me?
当然可以。我能怎么帮你?
Sure. How can I help?
我对这个有个问题。
I have a question about this.
什么都可以问我。
Ask me anything.
我不明白这个问题。
I don't understand the question.
我来给你演示一下。
Let me show you.
你能帮我解答这个问题吗?
Can you help me with the question?
可以。我可以给你讲解一下。
Yes. I can show you.
谢谢。我不想问得不对。
Thanks. I didn't want to ask the wrong way.
怎么求助都没有错。
There's no wrong way to ask for help.
谢谢你的帮助。
I appreciate the help.
随时都可以。需要帮助的话,随时问我。
Anytime. Always ask if you need help.

Asking for help at work

你能抽一分钟帮我一下吗?
Do you have a minute to help me?
有,当然可以。
Yes, of course.
我犯了个错误。你能教我怎么改正吗?
I made a mistake. Can you show me how to fix it?
先让我看看这个错误。
Show me the mistake first.
这里。我觉得我选错了。
Here. I think I made the wrong choice.
这是个很容易犯的错误。让我给你演示正确的做法。
Easy mistake. Let me show you the correct way.
谢谢你帮忙。
Thanks for the help.
你犯错时,一定要求助。
Always ask for help when you make a mistake.
正确的方法是什么?
What's the correct way?
先给我看看你现在做的,我再教你。
Show me what you have, and I'll show you.
明白了。如果我再犯错,我会问的。
Got it. I'll ask if I make another mistake.
好。犯错是难免的。随时都要问。
Good. Mistakes happen. Always ask anytime.

Asking for help finding something

打扰一下,你能帮我找个地方吗?
Excuse me, can you help me find something?
当然可以,你在找什么?
Sure, what are you looking for?
我在找前台办公室。你能帮我找到它吗?
I'm looking for the front office. Can you help me find it?
在二楼。
It's on the second floor.
谢谢。我没能找到。
Thanks. I couldn't find it.
很容易错过。
It's easy to miss.
从电梯那里怎么走到那里?
Is there a way to find it from the elevator?
有。坐电梯,然后看右边。
Yes. Take the elevator, then look on the right.
我还应该找其他人帮忙找到这个地方吗?
Should I ask anyone else for help finding it?
不用,你现在很容易就能找到了。
No, you'll find it easily now.
谢谢你帮我找到它。
Thanks for helping me find it.
不客气。随时乐意帮忙。
You're welcome. Always glad to help.

Asking for help carrying something

你能帮忙搬这个箱子吗?
Can you help carry this box?
当然。它看起来很重。
Sure. It looks heavy.
我一个人搬不动它。你能帮忙吗?
I can't carry it alone. Can you help?
好的,我来帮忙搬它。
Yes, I'll help carry it.
谢谢你帮忙。这个箱子很难搬。
Thanks for the help. The box is hard to carry.
重箱子很难搬。
Heavy boxes are hard to carry.
我们把它搬到哪里?
Where do we carry it?
沿着走廊过去。我带你去。
Down the hall. I'll show you.
我带你去看那个房间。请别让箱子掉了。
I'll show you the room. Please don't drop the box.
我不会的。我会小心地搬它。
I won't. I'll carry it carefully.
谢谢你帮忙搬这个箱子。
Thanks for helping carry it.
随时都可以。我很高兴能帮上忙。
Anytime. I'm glad to help.

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