"do a favor" in Chinese (Simplified)

帮个忙

Definition

当别人请求时，出于好意帮忙做一件事。

“帮个忙”通常用于请求时，非常口语化和礼貌，让请求听起来更温和。有时也会说“帮我个忙”指特定的人。不要混淆“回报帮助”。

Can you do a favor for me?

你能**帮个忙**吗？

She asked me to do a favor and feed her cat.

她让我**帮个忙**，去喂她的猫。

I will do a favor for my friend.

我要为我的朋友**帮个忙**。

Could you do me a favor and open the window?

你能**帮我个忙**，把窗户打开吗？

Thanks for doing me a favor when I needed help.

谢谢你在我需要帮助时**帮了我个忙**。

He always expects people to do him favors, but never helps anyone in return.

他总是希望别人**帮他忙**，却从不帮别人。