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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 矫枉过正

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
矫枉过正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng - to overcorrect (idiom)
- to overcompensate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 43,199 58,771 61,242

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiǎo- surname Jiao
jiáo- used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2qing5]
jiǎo- to correct
- to rectify
- to redress
- strong
- brave
- to pretend
- to feign
- affectation
wǎng- to twist
- crooked
- unjust
- in vain
guō- surname Guo
guò- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
guo- (experienced action marker)
zhēng- first month of the lunar year
zhèng- straight
- upright
- proper
- main
- principal
- to correct
- to rectify
- exactly
- just (at that time)
- right (in that place)
- (math.) positive

Other Words Containing 矫枉过正

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
矫枉过正 - - 43,199 58,771 61,242