How to Say “Can you call for help?” in Chinese
Emergencies and health · HSK 3
"Can you call for help?" in Chinese is 你能帮我叫人吗？ (nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiào rén ma?). 叫人 literally means 'call a person' and is the most natural way to ask a bystander for help in a pinch; whether you need a doctor, police, or just someone who speaks English. In a real emergency, skip the politeness and shout 救命! (jiù mìng; 'help! / save me!').
Primary translation
你能帮我叫人吗？
nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiào rén ma?
Traditional: 你能幫我叫人嗎？
Variants by register
Formal
请您帮我叫救援
qǐng nín bāng wǒ jiào jiù yuán
Casual
帮我叫人！
bāng wǒ jiào rén!
When to use it
叫人 literally means 'call a person' and is the most natural way to ask a bystander for help in a pinch; whether you need a doctor, police, or just someone who speaks English. In a real emergency, skip the politeness and shout 救命! (jiù mìng; 'help! / save me!'). For specific services: 叫救护车 (ambulance), 叫警察 (police), 叫医生 (doctor). China's universal emergency number is 110 for police and 120 for an ambulance.
Example sentences
你能帮我叫救护车吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiào jiù hù chē ma?
Can you call an ambulance for me?
快！帮我叫警察！
Kuài! Bāng wǒ jiào jǐng chá!
Quick! Call the police for me!
我不会说中文，能帮我叫人吗？
Wǒ bú huì shuō zhōng wén, néng bāng wǒ jiào rén ma?
I don't speak Chinese; can you call someone for help?