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exceed the proper limits in righting a wrong; overcorrect; overdo; straighten the crooked to excess

jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

矫 枉 过 正

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slmetaexceed the proper limits in righting a wrong; overcorrect; overdo; straighten the crooked to excess
- guó jiā yě yào bì miǎn jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng ér dǎo zhì xiàn zhì chuàng xīn hé zhōng duàn zēng zhǎng de qíng kuàng
  国家也要避免矫枉过正而导致限制创新和中断增长的情况。
  Countries should also avoid over correction, which will limit innovation and interrupt growth.
- bù yào jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  不要矫枉过正。
  Don't overdo it.
synonym
guò yóu bù jí过犹不及 wǎng jiǎo guò jī枉矫过激
antonym
qià dào hǎo chù恰到好处

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