quá trớn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Excessive, immoderate, going too far: Describes an action, behavior, or state that has surpassed acceptable or reasonable limits, often leading to negative consequences. It implies a lack of restraint or moderation.
- Overdone, over the top: Indicates that something has been carried out to an extreme degree.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tự do quá trớn có thể dẫn đến hỗn loạn. (Excessive freedom can lead to chaos.)
- Lời nói đùa của anh ấy đôi khi hơi quá trớn. (His jokes are sometimes a bit over the top.)
- Đừng để sự nhiệt tình trở nên quá trớn. (Don't let your enthusiasm become excessive.)
Advanced Usage
- "quá trớn" as an adverbial phrase: While primarily an adjective, it can function adverbially to modify verbs.
- Anh ta đã hành động quá trớn trong cuộc tranh luận. (He acted excessively/immoderately in the argument.)
- Used to describe a process or trend that has escalated negatively:
- Tình hình đã leo thang quá trớn, vượt ngoài tầm kiểm soát. (The situation has escalated excessively, beyond control.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quá đà (adj/phr): Similar meaning, "going overboard" or "excessive." Often used interchangeably with "quá trớn."
- Sự phản đối của cô ấy có phần quá đà. (Her protest was somewhat overboard.)
- Thái quá (adj): Excessive, extreme. Slightly more formal than "quá trớn."
- Mọi thứ đều tốt, nhưng đừng thái quá. (Everything is good, but don't overdo it.)
Synonyms
- Thừa thãi: Redundant, superfluous (more about quantity than degree).
- Cực đoan: Extreme (can be ideological, not just behavioral).
- Quá mức: Over the limit, excessive.
Related Phrases
- Làm quá trớn: To overdo it, to take something too far.
- Cô ấy đã làm quá trớn khi trang trí cho bữa tiệc. (She overdid it when decorating for the party.)
- Đi quá trớn: To go too far (often in actions or words).
- Bài phê bình của anh ấy đã đi quá trớn. (His critique went too far.)
Related Idioms
- "Giận quá mất khôn": While not containing "quá trớn," this idiom conveys a similar idea of negative consequences from excess (anger leading to loss of wisdom). It illustrates the concept behind "quá trớn."
- "Cái gì quá cũng không tốt": (Too much of anything is not good). This proverb perfectly encapsulates the warning inherent in the word "quá trớn."
- Excessively, immoderate
- Tự do quá trớnExcessive freedom