Definition

1. 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."

1. Excessively, immoderate
   • Tự do quá trớn
     Excessive freedom