1.0https://www.digmandarin.comSpring Zhanghttps://www.digmandarin.com/author/springzhangrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="apfNaXFc1P"><a href="https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-separable-words.html">Separable Words in Chinese (离合词): Breaking Down the Complexity of the Language</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-separable-words.html/embed#?secret=apfNaXFc1P" width="600" height="338" title="“Separable Words in Chinese (离合词): Breaking Down the Complexity of the Language” — " data-secret="apfNaXFc1P" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.digmandarin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/liheci.jpg845449In Chinese, you can use either 帮助 (bāngzhù) or 帮忙(bāngmáng) to mean “help.” But, if you say “帮忙他” (bāngmáng tā) to say “help him”, your Chinese teacher will correct you. Only “帮助他” (bāngzhù tā) is correct. “帮忙” (bāng máng) is a 离合词 (lí hé cí), or separable word, which is a special group of verbs…