帮
bāng
old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society
Words with 帮
青红帮
qīng hóng bāng
traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
马帮
mǎ bāng
caravan of horses carrying goods
高帮
gāo bāng
high-top (shoes)
黑帮
hēi bāng
bunch of gangsters
丐帮
gài bāng
beggars' union
中帮
zhōng bāng
mid-top (shoes)
低帮
dī bāng
low-top (shoes)
传帮带
chuán bāng dài
to pass on experience (to the next generation)
鞋帮
xié bāng
uppers of a shoe
匪帮
fěi bāng
gang of bandits
四人帮
sì rén bāng
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan2], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wang2 Hong2 wen2], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
帮倒忙
bāng dào máng
to be more of a hindrance than a help