矫枉过正 (矯枉過正)
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
Pinyin

Definition

矫枉过正 (矯枉過正)
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jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. to overcompensate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official

Idioms (19)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)