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助长

zhù zhǎng

2-character word Traditional 助長

What 助长 means

1. to encourage
2. to foster
3. to foment

The characters in 助长

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte

Example sentences

• 暴力电影和电脑游戏助长了年轻人的残暴行为。
  Cruelty in young people is fostered by violent movies and PC games.

Words containing 助长

• 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngto spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
• 揠苗助长yà miáo zhù zhǎngsee 拔苗助长