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揠苗助长

yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng

Traditional: 揠苗助長

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

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Meaning of 揠苗助长 in English

yàmiáo-zhùzhǎngHSK 7–9Syllabus #10117
  1. to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
  2. see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]

Characters

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苗 on its own →
miáo · young plant; seedling

HSK words with 苗

苗HSK 7–9禾苗HSK 7–9苗条HSK 7–9苗头HSK 7–9疫苗HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 助

帮助HSK 3有助于HSK 5辅助HSK 6互助HSK 6借助HSK 6救助HSK 6求助HSK 6协助HSK 6助理HSK 6助手HSK 6
长 on its own →
cháng · long

HSK words with 长

长HSK 2校长HSK 3队长HSK 4家长HSK 4院长HSK 4增长HSK 4长处HSK 5长度HSK 5长久HSK 5长期HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences