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拔苗助长 (bá miáo zhù zhǎng) — how to say "to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm" in Chinese
拔苗
助长
To spoil things through excessive enthusiasm
Character composition
拔
to pull out, to extract
苗
sprout, seedling
助
to help, to assist
长
to grow, to increase
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
艸
Grass
#140 · cǎo · 6 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
長
Long
#168 · cháng · 8 strokes
Examples
教育孩子不能拔苗助长，要慢慢来。
When educating children, you can't spoil things through excessive enthusiasm; you need to proceed gradually.
别拔苗助长。
Don't spoil things through excessive enthusiasm.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm" in Chinese?
"to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm" in Chinese is 拔苗助长 (bá miáo zhù zhǎng).
拔苗助长 meaning in English
拔苗助长 (bá miáo zhù zhǎng) means "To spoil things through excessive enthusiasm".
How is 拔苗助长 pronounced?
It is pronounced bá miáo zhù zhǎng (written as ba miao zhu zhang, bamiaozhuzhang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm" in Chinese characters?
It is written 拔苗助长: 拔 has 8 strokes, 苗 has 8 strokes, 助 has 7 strokes, 长 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 拔苗助长?
拔苗助长 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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