jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhèng

to overcorrect

  1. to correct
    (bound form) to straighten what is curved; to rectify or redress an error; specifically used in 矫枉过正 jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhèng to describe overcorrecting something
  2. crooked
    (bound form) crooked; bent; not straight
  3. guò adverbparticle
    to exceed
    to exceed or go beyond a certain limit; to surpass; (bound form) excessive; overly
  4. straight
    straight; upright; not tilted; also used to describe shapes with equal sides and angles, such as a regular hexagon