<blockquote>
  <p>Since 帮助 itself can be a verb for 'help', you can simply write:</p>
</blockquote>

<p>[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 帮助][3. 我][ 4.写(omit <em>我的</em>)中文文章]</p>

<p>[1. subject][2. verb][3. object][4. relative clause ]</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If you use 帮助 as a noun for 'assistance' then the structure would be:</p>
</blockquote>

<p>[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 给][3. 我][4. 写中文文章的][5. 帮助]</p>

<p>[1. subject] [2. verb] [3. indirect object][4. adjectival clause for the direct object][5. direct object]</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The problem with 我的中国朋友给我帮助写我的中文文章 is the placement of the adjectival clause for the direct object.  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 给][3. 我][4. 帮助][5. 写我的中文文章]</p>

<p>[1.subject][2.verb][3.indirect object][4.direct object] [5.adjectival clause for the direct object]</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>It should be placed before the direct object with the possessive particle [<strong>的</strong>]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 给][3. 我][5. 写(omit <em>我的</em>)中文文章][<strong>的</strong>][4. 帮助]</p>

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Wow thank you so much for that super helpful explanation!! :))))
Rembly
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<p>It's probably grammatically correct, but a native speaker would just say 她帮我。</p>

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for confirmation check １００'s of sample sentences for "help,give help,give help with, 帮助＂ at jukuu
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Li Xinghe
<p>What are the ways of saying somebody helped you in Chinese?</p>

<p>For example, I want to say, "My Chinese friend gave me some help for writing my Chinese essay." </p>

<p>Is this correct?: "我的中国朋友给我帮助写我的中文文章”。</p>

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Is it proper to say “她给我帮助”？
# Is it proper to say “她给我帮助”？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-03)

What are the ways of saying somebody helped you in Chinese?

For example, I want to say, "My Chinese friend gave me some help for writing my Chinese essay."

Is this correct?: "我的中国朋友给我帮助写我的中文文章”。

**Tags:** translation, grammar, word-choice, vocabulary


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> Since 帮助 itself can be a verb for 'help', you can simply write:

[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 帮助][3. 我][ 4.写(omit *我的*)中文文章]

[1. subject][2. verb][3. object][4. relative clause ]

> If you use 帮助 as a noun for 'assistance' then the structure would be:

[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 给][3. 我][4. 写中文文章的][5. 帮助]

[1. subject] [2. verb] [3. indirect object][4. adjectival clause for the direct object][5. direct object]

> The problem with 我的中国朋友给我帮助写我的中文文章 is the placement of the adjectival clause for the direct object.

[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 给][3. 我][4. 帮助][5. 写我的中文文章]

[1.subject][2.verb][3.indirect object][4.direct object] [5.adjectival clause for the direct object]

> It should be placed before the direct object with the possessive particle [**的**]

[1. 我的中国朋友][2. 给][3. 我][5. 写(omit *我的*)中文文章][**的**][4. 帮助]

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Wow thank you so much for that super helpful explanation!! :))))  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-03. Score: 1

It's probably grammatically correct, but a native speaker would just say 她帮我。

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: for confirmation check １００'s of sample sentences for "help,give help,give help with, 帮助＂ at jukuu  

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