拔苗助长 bámiáozhùzhǎng to spoil things through excessive zeal Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 拔 bá verb to pull up to pull up; to pull or draw out; to extract苗 miáo nounadjective seedling a young plant or sprout; the tender stems or leaves of certain vegetables助长 助長 zhùzhǎng to help grow to help or promote growth, particularly in a literal sense as in the idiom 拔苗助长 bámiáozhùzhǎng