Chinese Notes

助 zhù

zhù verb to help; to assist
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese, 助 can be a transitive verb with two arguments in a pivot construction. The pattern is A 助 B C, which means A helps B to do C (Guoyu '助' v; Pulleyblank 1995, pp. 40-41; Unihan '助').
zhù noun taxation
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the Yin and Shang dynasties (Guoyu '助' n).

Contained in

助人 to help others
贤内助(賢內助) a good wife
助长(助長) to encourage; to foster
有助于(有助於) to contribute to; to promote
助教 teaching assistant
推助 to bolster; to give a boost to (the economy etc)
求助 to request help; to appeal
助听器(助聽器) hearing aid
鼎力相助 We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
补助(補助) to subsidize
援助机构(援助機構) relief agency; emergency service; rescue organisation
习得性无助感(習得性無助感) learned helplessness
借助 to get help from
济助(濟助) to relieve; to help
助记符(助記符) mnemonic sign
资助(資助) to subsidize; to provide financial aid
动态助词(動態助詞) aspectual particle
语助词(語助詞) an auxilliary word
求助于人(求助於人) to call upon others for help
助一臂之力 to lend a helping hand
军事援助(軍事援助) military aid
奖助(獎助) to reward with financial aid
医疗补助(醫療補助) medical aid
助人为快乐之本(助人為快樂之本) pleasure from helping others
补助巡洋舰(補助巡洋艦) auxiliary cruiser
推波助澜(推波助瀾) to make a stormy sea stormier; to add fuel to the flames; to incite
救助 to aid; to help
扶助 to assist
捐助 to offer; to contribute; to donate
助记方法(助記方法) mnemonic method
补助组织(補助組織) auxiliary organizations
帮助(幫助) help; assistance; aid ; to help; to assist; to aid
助产士(助產士) midwife
助推 to boost
襄助 to help
失道寡助 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
援助 to help; to support; to aid
助跑 to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc); approach; run-up; (aviation) takeoff run
得道多助 a just cause enjoys abundant support; those upholding justice will find help all around
无助(無助) helpless
自助洗衣店 laundromat; launderette
辅助语(輔助語) auxiliary language
有帮助(有幫助) helpful
援助交际(援助交際) Enjo-kōsai; compensated dating
助人为乐(助人為樂) pleasure from helping others
爱莫能助(愛莫能助) love to help but not able to
助学贷款(助學貸款) student loan

Also contained in

互助县、电脑辅助教材、个人数字助理、电脑辅助设计

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Truncated for common words

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卷一百七十七志第一百三十食貨上五 Volume 177 Treatises 130: Finance and Economics 1e History of Song 宋史 — count: 22
卷12　志第7　禮儀七 Volume 12 Treatises 7: Rites 7 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 21
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昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 19
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Collocations

助子 (助子) 吾助子請 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
助祭 (助祭) 諸侯助祭也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧烈文 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Lie Wen — count: 5
国人助 (國人助) 子蟜帥國人助之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
人助 (人助) 郊人助祝史除於國北 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
使助 (使助) 使助為政 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
语助 (語助) 語助 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 4
天助 (天助) 其功順天者天助之 — Guanzi 管子, 形勢第二 Chapter 2: Circumstances — count: 3
助天地 (助天地) 此所以助天地之閉藏也 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 2
牛助 (牛助) 牛助余 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2
君助 (君助) 棄君助臣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 2