"two wrongs do not make a right" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 以牙还牙无法解决问题
• 两个错误不能造就正确

Definition

这个表达意思是用一个错误去回应另一个错误，并不能让事情变正确或公平。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于道德讨论中，劝告他人不要以牙还牙。属于正式或中性用语，多用在劝说场合，强调纠错不应靠报复。

Examples

Remember, two wrongs do not make a right.

记住，**以牙还牙无法解决问题**。

He hit you, but two wrongs do not make a right.

他打了你，但**两个错误不能造就正确**。

If someone lies to you, two wrongs do not make a right if you lie back.

如果有人对你撒谎，你再撒谎也**以牙还牙无法解决问题**。

Just because he cheated doesn’t mean you should—it’s that old saying, two wrongs do not make a right.

他作弊了，并不代表你也应该作弊——就像那句老话说的，**以牙还牙无法解决问题**。

Your sister took your toy, but getting angry won’t help—two wrongs do not make a right.

你妹妹拿了你的玩具，但生气也没有用——**以牙还牙无法解决问题**。

You can’t fix a bad choice with another bad choice—you know, two wrongs do not make a right.

你不能用一个坏决定来弥补另一个坏决定，你懂的，**以牙还牙无法解决问题**。