拔苗助长
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
Traditional: 拔苗助長
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Definitions
- (verb, idiom) to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
Example Sentences
教育不能拔苗助长。
Jiàoyù bùnéng bámiáozhùzhǎng
Education can't rush things
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- Not tested
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 6
- HSK Lord study list
- Not on a list
拔苗助长: On the old HSK 6 list, dropped from the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
Not on the new exam
拔苗助长 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
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