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quá chừng

Cô bé thích con mèo con mới của mình quá chừng.

Definition
  1. Adverb:
    • Excessively, extremely: Used to emphasize that a quality, state, or degree is far beyond the normal or expected level. It intensifies the adjective or verb it modifies.
Usage
  • Position: Typically placed after the adjective or verb it modifies.
  • Function: Serves as an intensifier, similar to "very," "extremely," or "excessively" in English, but often with a stronger, more colloquial emphasis.
  • Tone: Common in Southern Vietnamese speech. It conveys a strong, sometimes exaggerated feeling and is often used in exclamations.
Usage Examples
  • With Adjectives:
    • Bài hát này hay quá chừng! (This song is extremely good!)
    • Cô ấy đẹp quá chừng. (She is excessively beautiful.)
  • With Verbs:
    • Tôi nhớ quá chừng. (I miss you terribly / an awful lot.)
    • Nó thích quá chừng. (He/She likes it an extreme amount.)
Advanced Usage
  • "quá chừng là": An even more emphatic form, often used for dramatic effect.
    • Cái bánh này ngon quá chừng là! (This cake is incredibly delicious!)
  • Used to express a degree that is almost unreasonable or beyond measure.
    • Tham vọng quá chừng. (Excessive ambition.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Quá (adv): Very, too. A more standard and less emphatic intensifier.
    • Quá đẹp! (Very beautiful!)
  • Quá thể (adv, Southern Vietnamese): Extremely, exceedingly. A close synonym with similar usage and regional flavor.
    • Vui quá thể! (Extremely fun!)
  • Cực kỳ (adv): Extremely. A more formal synonym.
    • Cực kỳ thú vị. (Extremely interesting.)
Synonyms
  • Vô cùng: Immensely, infinitely.
  • Hết sức: Utterly, to the utmost.
  • Tột cùng: To the extreme.
Related Phrases
  • Quá đỗi (adv): Exceedingly, immensely. A literary synonym.
    • Quá đỗi ngạc nhiên. (Exceedingly surprised.)
  • Quá mức (adv/adj): Excessive, excessively. Often carries a negative connotation of going beyond acceptable limits.
    • Tốn kém quá mức. (Excessively costly.)
Related Idioms
  • Quá lắm rồi: That's too much already! (An expression of frustration or a limit being reached.)
  • Quá sức chịu đựng: Beyond endurance.
quá chừng

Cô bé thích con mèo con mới của mình quá chừng.

  1. Excessively, extremely
    • Hay quá chừng!
      Extremely interesting!