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拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm
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What does 拔苗助长 mean?
拔苗助长 (pinyin: bá miáo zhù zhǎng) means to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
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Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 长
The characters of 拔苗助长
| 拔 | bá | component character |
| 苗 | miáo | component character |
| 助 | zhù | component character |
| 长 | cháng | long; to grow (HSK 2) |
Related HSK 6 words
| 锦绣前程 | jǐn xiù qián chéng | bright future |
| 砖瓦 | zhuān wǎ | bricks and tiles |
| 碧玉 | bì yù | green jade |
| 糖葫芦 | táng hú lu | candied fruit skewer |
| 简体字 | jiǎn tǐ zì | simplified Chinese characters |
| 沾光 | zhān guāng | to benefit from someone's favor |
| 丢三落四 | diū sān là sì | scatterbrain, forgetful |
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival |
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