拔苗助长 (拔苗助長)
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

拔苗助长 (拔苗助長)
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bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

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 (19)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
互别苗头
hù bié miáo tou
  1. 1 to compete with (idiom) (Tw)
  2. 2 to pit oneself against
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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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