🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese phrases
How to say “Help!” in Mandarin Chinese
救命！
jiùmìng!
Literally: save (my) life!neutral
Shouted only in real danger. For everyday help, say 你能帮我一下吗? ("can you help me?"). Emergency numbers in mainland China are 110 for police, 120 for ambulance and 119 for fire.
Other ways to say it
| Mandarin Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 帮帮我 | bāngbang wǒ | help me | Urgent but not life-threatening |
| 你能帮我一下吗？ | nǐ néng bāng wǒ yīxià ma? | could you help me? | Polite request for help with a task |
| 快叫救护车！ | kuài jiào jiùhùchē! | call an ambulance, quick! | Medical emergency |
In a sentence
救命！有人掉进水里了！
Jiùmìng! Yǒu rén diào jìn shuǐ lǐ le!
Help! Someone fell into the water!
More Mandarin Chinese phrases
Hello你好Goodbye再见Thank you谢谢Please请Sorry对不起Excuse me不好意思Yes是No不Good morning早上好Good evening晚上好Good night晚安How are you?你好吗？My name is…我叫…Nice to meet you很高兴认识你I love you我爱你I miss you我想你Happy birthday生日快乐Cheers!干杯！Enjoy your meal慢慢吃Welcome欢迎Congratulations恭喜Happy New Year新年快乐I don't understand我听不懂Do you speak English?你会说英语吗？How much is it?多少钱？Where is the toilet?洗手间在哪儿？Beautiful漂亮Friend朋友See you later回头见
“Help!” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianმიშველეთ!mishvelet!🇪🇸 Spanish¡Socorro!soh-KOH-rroh🇫🇷 FrenchAu secours !oh suh-KOOR🇩🇪 GermanHilfe!HIL-feh🇮🇹 ItalianAiuto!ah-YOO-toh!🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseSocorro!soh-KOH-hoo!🇷🇺 RussianПомогите!Pomogite!🇯🇵 Japanese助けて！tasukete!🇰🇷 Korean도와주세요!dowajuseyo!🇸🇦 Arabicالنجدة!an-najda!🇦🇲 ArmenianՕգնեցե՛քognetsek!🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniKömək edin!koe-mak eh-deen!🇮🇷 Persianکمک!komak!🇹🇭 Thaiช่วยด้วยchuai duai🇻🇳 VietnameseCứu tôi với!kew toy vuh-ee!🇺🇦 UkrainianДопоможіть!dopomozhit!🇷🇸 SerbianУпомоћ!upomoć!🇬🇷 GreekΒοήθεια!voíthia!🇮🇱 Hebrewהצילו!hatsilu!