zhù​zhǎng

to help grow

  • created sense approved 助长/助長 · zhù​zhǎng · to help grow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    助长 / 助長

    zhù​zhǎng

    to help grow

    to help or promote growth, particularly in a literal sense as in the idiom [[拔苗助长|拔苗助長|ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]]

    助 (literal) → 助 · zhù · to help 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · to grow

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  • created sense approved 助长/助長 · zhù​zhǎng · to foment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    助长 / 助長

    zhù​zhǎng

    to foment

    to encourage or foster something, typically a negative trend, habit, or behavior; to abet

    助 (literal) → 助 · zhù · to help 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · to increase

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