Haste Makes Waste - 拔苗助长

拔(ba)苗(miao)助(zhu)长(zhang)

拔: pull up,pull out
苗: seedling
助: help ,to help
长: grow

The literal translationg of this idiom: pull up the seedlings to help them grow.

This idiom means "spoil things by trying too hard".

Corresponding English idom: Haste makes waste.

Example Sentence: When kids are young, mothers force them to learn so many lessons, it's like "pulling up the seedlings to help them grow". (在孩子很小的时候，母就会让他们学如此多的东西，这有点“拔苗助长”的意思.)