辅助 (fǔ zhù) — to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

辅助 is a more formal, technical term than 帮助 — 'to assist / auxiliary' — often used for equipment, systems, or secondary roles rather than everyday helping.

to assistto aidsupplementaryauxiliary

Examples

辅助。
Tā zài shí yàn shì fǔ zhù dǎo shī jìn xíng shí yàn.
He assists the supervisor in conducting experiments in the lab.
辅助。
Zhè ge xì tǒng bāo hán xǔ duō fǔ zhù shè bèi.
This system includes many auxiliary devices.
辅助。
Tā men xū yào fǔ zhù wǒ men wán chéng zhè cì rèn wu.
They need to assist us in completing this task.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

辅fǔassist

辅 and 助 both mean to help, so together they mean to assist or auxiliary.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輔; 辅 is its simplified writing.

車甫輔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jū

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

甫fǔ輔fǔ

Same sound today

The traditional form 輔 pairs 車 (cart) with 甫 as a sound part; the simplified 辅 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

且力助

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrong arm

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

且qiě助zhù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

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