jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

Traditional: 矯枉過正

矫枉过正 (jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng) is a Chinese word meaning “to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate”.

Meanings

  1. 1to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2to overcompensate

Characters in 矫枉过正

矫jiáo · used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2 qing5]枉wǎng · to twist过guò · to cross正zhēng · first month of the lunar year

Related words

过to cross过(experienced action marker)过surname Guo不过only正first month of the lunar year正straight过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]过去(in the) past; former; previous过去(verb suffix)真正genuine; real; true正在to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

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