把 bǎ to hold / to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) syn 帮助 幫助 bāng zhù assistance / aid / to help / to assist syn 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me! syn 救援 jiù yuán to save / to support / to help / to assist syn 忍不住 rěn bu zhù cannot help / unable to bear syn 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) syn 援助 yuán zhù to help / to support / to aid / aid / assistance syn 解救 jiě jiù to rescue / to help out of difficulties / to save the situation syn 自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride 求助 qiú zhù to request help / to appeal (for help) syn 安置 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn 无助 無助 wú zhù helpless / helplessness / feeling useless / no help syn 救助 jiù zhù to help sb in trouble / aid / assistance syn 安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful syn 救济 救濟 jiù jì emergency relief / to help the needy with cash or goods syn 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn 超度 chāo dù to surpass / to transcend / to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect / self-esteem / ego 借助 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of syn 济 濟 jì to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help syn 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 不禁 bù jīn can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from syn 促成 cù chéng to facilitate / to help bring about syn 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably / can't help / really / rather syn 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 呼救 hū jiù to call for help syn 投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb syn 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 互助 hù zhù to help each other syn 孤零零 gū líng líng lone / isolated and without help / all alone / solitary syn 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily syn 帮倒忙 幫倒忙 bāng dào máng to be more of a hindrance than a help syn 禁不住 jīn bu zhù can't help it / can't bear it syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 周全 zhōu quán comprehensive / thorough / to bring one's help / to assist syn 扶持 fú chí to help / to assist syn 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off syn 救死扶伤 救死扶傷 jiù sǐ fú shāng to help the dying and heal the injured syn 求援 qiú yuán to ask for help syn 解围 解圍 jiě wéi to lift a siege / to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 有助 yǒu zhù helpful / beneficial / to help / conducive to 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 助产 助產 zhù chǎn to help a mother give birth 不由 bù yóu can't help (doing sth) 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) / Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied. syn 求人 qiú rén to ask for help / to ask a favor / to recruit talented people 自律 zì lǜ self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology) syn 自爱 自愛 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health syn 独力 獨力 dú lì all by oneself / without exterior help syn 相助 xiāng zhù to help one another / to come to sb's help syn 热心肠 熱心腸 rè xīn cháng warmhearted / willing to help others syn 慷慨解囊 kāng kǎi jiě náng to contribute generously (idiom) / help sb generously with money / to give generously to charity syn 自封 zì fēng to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself syn 帮工 幫工 bāng gōng to help with farm work / casual laborer 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs syn 不由得 bù yóu de can't help / cannot but syn 大放厥词 大放厥詞 dà fàng jué cí to prattle on self-importantly (idiom) syn 妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom) / arrogance syn 自恃 zì shì self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited syn 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need syn 自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism syn 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient / to criticize a person in order to help him 救灾 救災 jiù zāi to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims 打圆场 打圓場 dǎ yuán chǎng to help to resolve a dispute / to smooth things over syn 助力 zhù lì to help / to aid / assistance 自备 自備 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained 忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile syn 分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations / to help sb with worries and difficulties 四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help syn 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful syn 刚愎自用 剛愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom) syn 协办 協辦 xié bàn to assist / to help sb do sth / to cooperate in doing sth syn 周济 周濟 zhōu jì help to the needy / emergency relief / charity / to give to poorer relative / (also 賙濟|赒济) syn 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom) syn 舍己救人 捨己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén to abandon self for others (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself to help the people / altruism syn 失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter syn 及时雨 及時雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance / timely help syn 陪读 陪讀 péi dú to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together 帮衬 幫襯 bāng chèn to help / to assist financially syn 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 自己动手 自己動手 zì jǐ dòng shǒu to do (sth) oneself / to help oneself to 支招 zhī zhāo to give advice / to make a suggestion / to help out 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 不治 bù zhì to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help 由不得 yóu bù de cannot help / to be beyond control of 由不得 yóu bu de cannot help / to be beyond control of 自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster) 抗美援朝 kàng měi yuán cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan) 助益 zhù yì benefit / help syn 补益 補益 bǔ yì benefit / help syn 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 济贫 濟貧 jì pín to help the poor syn 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ to be one's old self (idiom) / to be unchanged / (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways syn