揠苗助长

yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 揠苗助長
Dictionary entry

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

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揠
苗
助
长

See it in sentences

揠苗助长只会害了苗。

Yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng zhǐ huì hài le miáo.

English

Pulling up seedlings to help them grow only harms them.

教育怎么能揠苗助长?

Jiàoyù zěnme néng yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng?

English

How can education rush the growth of children?

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