矫枉过正

jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 矫枉过正

正
zhēng

first month of the lunar year

正
zhèng

straight

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

枉
wǎng

to twist

矫
jiáo

argumentative

矫
jiǎo

to correct