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矫枉过正

jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

4-character word Traditional 矯枉過正

What 矫枉过正 means

1. to overcorrect (idiom)
2. to overcompensate

The characters in 矫枉过正

• 矫jiáoused in 矫情
• 枉wǎngto twist; crooked; unjust
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper

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