矫枉过正 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

矫jiǎo枉wǎng过guò正zhèng

to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
trad. 矯枉過正

Also written 矯枉過正【jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng】

Characters in this word

4

矫

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surname Jiao

Pinyin: Jiǎo
Traditional: 矯

Strokes: 11
Frequency: 22903 of 2500

Words starting with 矫 Words ending in 矫 Anywhere in a word

枉

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to twist, crooked, unjust, in vain

Pinyin: wǎng

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 30964 of 2500

Words starting with 枉 Words ending in 枉 Anywhere in a word

过

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surname Guo

Pinyin: Guō
Traditional: 過

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 73 of 2500

Words starting with 过 Words ending in 过 Anywhere in a word

正

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first month of the lunar year

Pinyin: zhēng

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 588 of 2500

Words starting with 正 Words ending in 正 Anywhere in a word