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- (aerospace) to boost; to provide propulsion assistance
- (behavioral economics) to nudge; to give a gentle push toward a desired behavior
- (military) to mount a secondary attack
- (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem
- (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist)
- to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)
- approach
- run-up
- (aviation) takeoff run
Trad. 助力車
- bicycle or tricycle equipped with a small motor (electric or fuel); (in modern use) electric bicycle; low-powered e-scooter
Trad. 結構助詞
- structural particle, such as 的[de5], 地[de5], 得[de5] and 所[suo3]
- We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
- see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4]
Trad. 將伯之助
- assistance that one gets from another
Trad. 拔苗助長
- to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
Trad. 動態助詞
- aspect particle, such as 著|着[zhe5], 了[le5], 過|过[guo4]
- to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- mutual help and protection
Trad. 揠苗助長
- see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
Trad. 助人為樂
- pleasure from helping others (idiom)
Trad. 助紂為虐
- lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)
- fig. to take the side of the evildoer
- giving succor to the enemy
- an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
- cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support
Trad. 愛莫能助
- unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- My hands are tied.
- a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
Trad. 援助交際
- Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
Trad. 援助機構
- relief agency; emergency service; rescue organization
Trad. 推波助瀾
- to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
- to encourage sth to get bigger
- to add fuel to the fire
Trad. 建屋互助會
- building society (finance)
- to lend a helping hand (idiom)
Trad. 電腦輔助工程
- computer-aided engineering
Trad. 電腦輔助設計
- computer-aided design
Trad. 個人數字助理
- personal digital assistant (PDA)
Trad. 習得性無助感
- (psychology) learned helplessness
Trad. 助人為快樂之本
- pleasure from helping others
Trad. 計算機輔助設計
- CAD computer-aided design
Trad. 電腦輔助設計與繪圖
- computer-aided design and drawing
Trad. 路見不平，拔刀相助
- lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
- fig. to rush to the rescue
- to play the white knight
- A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)