拔苗助长

bámiáozhùzhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

HSK 3.0 · Band null trad. 拔苗助長

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教育孩子不能拔苗助长。

You cannot rush a child's growth.

拔苗助长反而有害。

Forcing growth actually does harm.