HSK 6
拔苗助长
拔苗助長
Meaning
- to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
- Traditional
- 拔苗助長
- Pinyin
- bá miáo zhù zhǎng
Character reference
Components and radical classification
拔
báto uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
Primary radical扌 · hand
苗
miáosprouts; Miao nationality
Primary radical艹 · grass
助
zhùto help, to aid, to assist
Primary radical力 · power
长
zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in
Primary radical长 · long
長
zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in
Primary radical長 · long
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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