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帮

bāng

1. measure word classifier: gangs, groups of people

   一帮孩子在院子里玩。

   Yī bāng háizi zài yuànzi lǐ wán.

   A group of kids is playing in the yard.

2. verb to help

   你能帮我拿一下东西吗？

   Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná yīxià dōngxi ma?

   Can you help me carry this?

3. noun gang; faction

   警方打掉了一个黑帮。

   Jǐngfāng dǎ diào le yī ge hēibāng.

   The police took down a criminal gang.

4. noun side (of an object, e.g. 船帮, 鞋帮)

   这双鞋的鞋帮太硬了。

   Zhè shuāng xié de xiébāng tài yìng le.

   The upper of this pair of shoes is too hard.

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