bāng
dào
máng

common
idiom

Meaning of 帮倒忙

帮倒忙 means to be more of a hindrance than a help; to help but cause trouble. Pronounced bāng dào máng.

  • to be more of a hindrance than a help; to help but cause trouble

Definitions & Examples

xiǎng
bāng
zhěng
wén
jiàn
 
jié
guǒ
shùn
quán
nòng
luàn
le
 
zhēn
shì
bāng
dào
máng
 

I wanted to help him organize the documents, but ended up messing up the order completely; I really just caused more trouble.

bié
lái
chú
fáng
le
 
zài
zhè
er
zhǐ
huì
bāng
dào
máng
 

Don't come into the kitchen; you'll only be more of a hindrance here.

běn
suàn
xiū
hǎo
diàn
nǎo
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
yuè
xiū
wèn
yuè
duō
 
bāng
le
dào
máng
 

He intended to fix the computer, but ended up causing more problems; he 'helped' in the worst way.