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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拔苗助长

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拔苗助长 bá miáo zhù zhǎng - to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - - 59,113 43,743

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to pull up
- to pull out
- to draw out by suction
- to select
- to pick
- to stand out (above level)
- to surpass
- to seize
miáo- Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
- surname Miao
miáo- sprout
zhù- to help
- to assist
cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance

Other Words Containing 拔苗助长

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo