Word: 拔苗助长 (bámiáozhùzhǎng) Traditional: 拔苗助長 拔苗助长 dictionary entry bámiáozhùzhǎng to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) Full dictionary entry for 拔苗助长 Example sentences using 拔苗助长 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 别逼孩子了，那是拔苗助长。 Bié bī háizi le, nà shì bámiáozhùzhǎng. Stop pushing your child, that's only going to do harm. 太着急学，只会拔苗助长。 Tài zháojí xué, zhǐ huì bámiáozhùzhǎng. Being too impatient in learning will only backfire.