拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
拔 bá HSK 6
to pull out; to pull up; to select
苗 miáo HSK 5
sprout; Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
助 zhù HSK 2
to help; to assist
長 zhǎng
to grow; to develop; to increase