zhù
zhǎng

common
verb

Meaning of 助长

助长 means to encourage the growth of; to foster; to abet (usually of something negative). Pronounced zhù zhǎng.

  • to encourage the growth of; to foster; to abet (usually of something negative)

Definitions & Examples

qiān
jiù
 
shì
zhù
zhǎng
liáng
fēng
de
màn
yán
 

Indulgence and accommodation will inevitably encourage the spread of unhealthy trends.

de
ài
zhǐ
huì
zhù
zhǎng
hái
zi
de
rèn
xìng
 

Parents' spoiling will only encourage their children's willfulness.

Zhè
zhǒng
de
tài
du
zhù
zhǎng
le
fàn
zuì
fèn
de
xiāo
zhāng
yàn
 

This accommodating attitude has encouraged the criminals' arrogance.

guǒ
shí
zhì
zhǐ
 
jiù
děng
zhù
zhǎng
le
zhè
zhǒng
wāi
fēng
xié
 

If it is not stopped in time, it amounts to encouraging this unhealthy tendency.