The usages of 帮, 帮助, 帮忙- Chinese Grammar Points (38)

[1] 帮 / 帮助 + Object

帮 and 帮助 are transitive verbs that can have a direct object.

[2] 帮 / 帮助 + Object + Verb Phrase

帮 is usually used in oral expression, and 帮助 is often used in formal language.

[3] 帮 + 着/了/过 & 帮助 + 了/过

The aspect particles 了/过 can be placed after 帮/帮助.

帮 can also be used with "着", which 帮助 cannot.

[4] 帮 + 得了/不了 + Object

帮 can be used with potential complements 不了/得了.

[5] 帮帮 / 帮助帮助 + Object

帮 and 帮助 can be reduplicated. 帮忙 is a separable verb which also called as verb(帮)-object(忙) phrase, and only 帮 reduplicates.

[6] 帮忙 = Verb + Object phrase

帮/帮助 can bring an object, but 帮忙 cannot. 帮忙 is a verb(帮)-object(忙) phrase which already has an object(忙).

[7] 帮忙+Verb Phrase

帮忙 cannot have object, but it is likely to be followed by a verb phrase.

[8] 帮 + ... + 忙

The separable verb 帮忙 can be extended. You can place measure word, pronoun, or other part between 帮 and 忙.

[9] 帮 + 着/了/过 + ... + 忙

帮忙 can be separated with an aspect particle(着/了/过), pronoun and/or adjective.

[10] 帮助

帮助 can be used as a noun in the sentence.