Read Edit View history 矫枉过正 jiǎowǎngguòzhèng to overcorrect Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 矫枉过正/ 矯枉過正 jiǎowǎngguòzhèng to overcorrect to overcorrect; to overcompensate; to go to the other extreme while trying to fix a mistake; literally means to straighten a crooked thing so much that it bends the other way Edit Delete References Add reference see 矫/矯 → 矫枉过正/矯枉過正 Edit Delete same_as 矫枉过直/矯枉過直 → 矫枉过正/矯枉過正 Edit Delete
矫枉过正/ 矯枉過正 jiǎowǎngguòzhèng to overcorrect to overcorrect; to overcompensate; to go to the other extreme while trying to fix a mistake; literally means to straighten a crooked thing so much that it bends the other way Edit Delete