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协助

xiézhù

to assist

A volunteer helps an older person fill in a form
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Characters in this word

协 xié

Strokes
6
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
Made of
十 ten, tenth 办 to set up
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 协

助 zhù

Strokes
7
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
且 moreover, also (post-subject) 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 助

Example phrases

  • 警方请求市民协助寻找失踪儿童。 Jǐngfāng qǐngqiú shìmín xiézhù xúnzhǎo shīzōng értóng. The police asked citizens to assist in searching for the missing child.
  • 志愿者耐心地协助老人填写医院的表格。 Zhìyuànzhě nàixīn de xiézhù lǎorén tiánxiě yīyuàn de biǎogé. The volunteer patiently helped the old man fill in the hospital form.
  • 如果需要,我们的同事可以协助您安装软件。 Rúguǒ xūyào, wǒmen de tóngshì kěyǐ xiézhù nín ānzhuāng ruǎnjiàn. If needed, our colleague can help you install the software.

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