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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 矫 | jiǎo | - surname Jiao |
| 矫 | jiáo | - used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2qing5] |
| 矫 | jiǎo | - to correct - to rectify - to redress - strong - brave - to pretend - to feign - affectation |
| 枉 | wǎng | - to twist - crooked - unjust - in vain |
| 过 | guō | - surname Guo |
| 过 | guò | - to cross - to go over - to pass (time) - to celebrate (a holiday) - to live - to get along - excessively - too- |
| 过 | guo | - (experienced action marker) |
| 正 | zhēng | - first month of the lunar year |
| 正 | 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 |