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How to Say ‘Can you help me?’ in Simplified Chinese

你能帮我吗？

nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma

[nee nung bahng waw ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 能 asks whether someone is able to do something in the situation. It is the usual word for requests like this, e.g. 你能说慢一点吗？.

Phrase Breakdown

你能

nǐ néng

can you

你 (you) + 能 (can, be able to). This opens a polite request.

Example

你能来吗？

Can you come?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

能

néng

[nung]

can; be able to

Expresses ability or possibility to do something.

Example

能帮到你，我也很开心。

If I can help you, I’m also very happy.

帮我吗？

bāng wǒ ma

help me?

帮 (help) + 我 (me) + 吗 (question particle). 吗 turns the statement into a yes/no question.

Example

你可以帮我吗？

Could you help me?

Words in this phrase

帮

bāng

[bahng]

to help

Used when offering assistance to someone.

Example

我帮您看一下。

I’ll check for you.

我

wǒ

[waw]

First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.

Example

这个发展机会很适合我。

This development opportunity suits me very well.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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