jiǎo
wǎng
guò
zhèng

idiom
common

Meaning of 矫枉过正

矫枉过正 means to overcorrect; to go too far in righting a wrong; to overcompensate and swing to the opposite extreme. Pronounced jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng.

  • to overcorrect; to go too far in righting a wrong; to overcompensate and swing to the opposite extreme

Definitions & Examples

Yīng
gāi
jiū
zhèng
làng
fèi
de
guàn
 
dàn
shì
biàn
ér
wéi
lìn
 
jiù
shì
jiǎo
wǎng
guò
zhèng
le
 

We should correct the habit of wastefulness, but if it turns into stinginess, that is overcorrecting.

Zài
tiáo
zhěng
jīng
zhèng
shí
 
yào
fáng
zhǐ
jiǎo
wǎng
guò
zhèng
 
miǎn
duì
shì
chǎng
zào
chéng
xīn
de
shāng
hài
 

When adjusting economic policies, one must guard against overcorrection to avoid causing new harm to the market.

qián
tài
fàng
zòng
hái
zi
le
 
xiàn
zài
què
jiǎo
wǎng
guò
zhèng
 
guǎn
de
guò
yán
 

He used to be too lenient with his children, but now he has overcorrected and is excessively strict.