<p>Both of them are correct, they share the same meaning.</p>

<p>拔苗助长 is widely-used nowadays.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>揠苗助长 </p>
  
  <p>基本解释： </p>
  
  <p>揠：拔。<br>
  把苗拔起，以助其生长。比喻违反事物发展的客观规律，急于求成，反而把事情弄糟。</p>
  
  <p>词语分开解释： </p>
  
  <p>揠苗 : 1.见"揠苗助长"。<br>
  助长 : 1.帮助生长;促使增长。</p>
</blockquote>

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2017-04-15T03:30:42.367Z
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Wol
<p>揠苗助长 is historically correct. 拔苗助长can also be understandable.</p>

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2017-04-14T16:01:47.393Z
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CONNIE
<p>The correct and commonly use is 拔苗助长 ( bá miáo zhù zhǎng )
<a href="http://ce.linedict.com/#/cnen/entry/0f8e55729f684c9ebde8e3a486669836" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> is the mean of that phrase</p>

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2017-04-14T04:21:33.683Z
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vinnlee
<p>拔苗助长 is usually colloquial expression, and 揠苗助长 is more official. Everyone knows the formmer. but less people know the latter.</p>

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2017-04-28T10:04:32.743Z
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闫伯元
<p>Both of them are correct.
"揠苗助长" is more official.</p>

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2017-04-25T07:04:22.817Z
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user16951
<p>A dictionary says both chengyus being equal in meaining. Is it so, or is there any difference between these two idioms?</p>

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2017-04-13T16:29:46.727Z
dictionaries agree, search web using either 揠苗助长 or 拔苗助长, result e.g.bkrs:

"揠苗助长 see 拔苗助长", users of course know that 拔 is more common than 揠
user6065
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2017-04-13T18:01:26.907Z
more  examples of 成语 differing  in one character but not in meaning:  http://www.wenkuxiazai.com/doc/495fe00fbcd126fff7050bf8.html
user6065
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2017-04-14T07:17:41.413Z
Former is classical, latter is widely-used.
sfy
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2017-04-25T11:42:54.020Z
揠苗助长 is used in oral, 揠苗助长 originates from classic articles.
Daniel Yang
<idioms><chengyu>
揠苗助长 or 拔苗助长 ? Which one is correct?
# 揠苗助长 or 拔苗助长 ? Which one is correct?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-13)

A dictionary says both chengyus being equal in meaining. Is it so, or is there any difference between these two idioms?

**Tags:** idioms, chengyu

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: dictionaries agree, search web using either 揠苗助长 or 拔苗助长, result e.g.bkrs:  "揠苗助长 see 拔苗助长", users of course know that 拔 is more common than 揠  
> **username_1**: more  examples of 成语 differing  in one character but not in meaning:  http://www.wenkuxiazai.com/doc/495fe00fbcd126fff7050bf8.html  
> **username_2**: Former is classical, latter is widely-used.  
> **username_3**: 揠苗助长 is used in oral, 揠苗助长 originates from classic articles.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-15. Score: 4

Both of them are correct, they share the same meaning.

拔苗助长 is widely-used nowadays.

> 揠苗助长
>
> 基本解释：
>
> 揠：拔。  
> 把苗拔起，以助其生长。比喻违反事物发展的客观规律，急于求成，反而把事情弄糟。
>
> 词语分开解释：
>
> 揠苗 : 1.见"揠苗助长"。  
> 助长 : 1.帮助生长;促使增长。

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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-04-14. Score: 3

揠苗助长 is historically correct. 拔苗助长can also be understandable.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-04-14. Score: 0

The correct and commonly use is 拔苗助长 ( bá miáo zhù zhǎng )
[here](http://ce.linedict.com/#/cnen/entry/0f8e55729f684c9ebde8e3a486669836) is the mean of that phrase


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### Answer by username_7 on 2017-04-28. Score: 0

拔苗助长 is usually colloquial expression, and 揠苗助长 is more official. Everyone knows the formmer. but less people know the latter.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2017-04-25. Score: 0

Both of them are correct.
"揠苗助长" is more official.


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