to be more of a hindrance than a help; to 'help' but cause trouble
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to be more of a hindrance than a help; to help but cause trouble
neutralDescribes a situation where someone's attempt to assist backfires, often because of lack of skill, knowledge, or poor method.
Wǒ我
xiǎng想
bāng帮
tā他
zhěng整
lǐ理
wén文
jiàn件
，
jié结
guǒ果
bǎ把
shùn顺
xù序
quán全
nòng弄
luàn乱
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
bāng帮
dào倒
máng忙
。
I wanted to help him organize the documents, but ended up messing up the order completely; I really just caused more trouble.
Nǐ你
bié别
lái来
chú厨
fáng房
le了
，
nǐ你
zài在
zhè这
er儿
zhǐ只
huì会
bāng帮
dào倒
máng忙
。
Don't come into the kitchen; you'll only be more of a hindrance here.
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Tā他
běn本
dǎ打
suàn算
xiū修
hǎo好
diàn电
nǎo脑
，
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
yuè越
xiū修
wèn问
tí题
yuè越
duō多
，
bāng帮
le了
gè个
dào倒
máng忙
。
He intended to fix the computer, but ended up causing more problems; he 'helped' in the worst way.