助长 (助長)
zhù zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

助长 (助長)
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zhù zhǎng
  1. to encourage
  2. to foster
  3. to foment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

助
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
援助
yuán zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to aid
  4. 4 aid
  5. 5 assistance
互助
Hù zhù
  1. 1 Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of

Idioms (11)

助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection

Sample Sentences

没错，孩子也需要休息。特别是年纪小小就得学习那么多那么久，真是揠苗助长啊！
méicuò ，háizi yě xūyào xiūxi 。tèbié shì niánjì xiǎo xiǎo jiù děi xuéxí nàme duō nàme jiǔ ，zhēn shì yàmiáozhùzhǎng ā ！
That's right, children need to rest too. Particularly when the really young have to study for so long, it really is spoiling things through excessive enthusiasm!
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你怎么能这么淡定呢，你不担心你家那位金屋藏娇啊？我们的婚姻法已经那么坑爹了，不给点舆论压力，岂不是更助长了出轨男人的气焰？
nǐ zěnme néng zhème dàndìng ne ，nǐ bù dānxīn nǐ jiā nà wèi jīnwūcángjiāo ā ？wǒmen de hūnyīn fǎ yǐjīng nàme kēngdiē le ，bù gěi diǎnr yúlùn yālì ，qǐbùshì gèng zhùcháng le chūguǐ nánrén de qìyàn ？
How can you be so calm? Aren't you worried about your husband taking a mistress? Our marriage law is already such a joke, so if there is no pressure from public opinion, wouldn't that just be more wind in the sails of cheating men?
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所以啊，我觉得没有必要一窝蜂地去赶时髦。孩子的成长有自己的规律，切忌拔苗助长。而且早教班的费用也不便宜啊。
suǒyǐ a ，wǒ juéde méiyǒu bìyào yīwōfēng de qù gǎnshímáo 。háizi de chéngzhǎng yǒu zìjǐ de guīlǜ ，qièjì bámiáozhùzhǎng 。érqiě zǎojiàobān de fèiyòng yě bù piányi a 。
I don't think there's any rush to follow this trend. A child's maturation has its own natural progression; you absolutely must avoid rushing the process. Early education fees aren't cheap, either.
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