กระชั้น(grà-chán)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

urgent; pressing

requiring immediate attention; very urgent (often used with time or deadlines)

Examples

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòngกำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòngdeadline; due date; delivery deadlineกระชั้นgrà-chánกระชั้นgrà-chán1urgent; pressing2imminent; very close3[to] press close; tighten; narrow (formal/lit.)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
This task has an urgent deadline, so we must finalize the report today.
2AdjectiveB2

imminent; very close

occurring very soon or at very close range; with little time or distance remaining

Examples

รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsกระชั้นgrà-chánกระชั้นgrà-chán1urgent; pressing2imminent; very close3[to] press close; tighten; narrow (formal/lit.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)
The train is leaving very soon; we need to board now.
3VerbC1

[to] press close; tighten; narrow (formal/lit.)

to draw in or compress so that things become closer together, tighter, or narrower (formal/literary)

Examples

ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]แคลมป์klaemแคลมป์klaem1clamp; fastening device2[to] clamp; fasten tightly3wheel clamp; bootบีบให้bèep hâiบีบให้bèep hâi[to] force [sb] [to do sth]; [to] compel; [to] pressure [sb] into [doing sth]แผ่นไม้pàen máaiแผ่นไม้pàen máai1wooden board; plank2wood sheetกระชั้นgrà-chánกระชั้นgrà-chán1urgent; pressing2imminent; very close3[to] press close; tighten; narrow (formal/lit.)เข้าหากันkâo hăa ganเข้าหากันkâo hăa gan1[to] move toward each other; converge2[to] reach out to each other; grow closer3[to] reconcile; meet halfwayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแนบสนิทnâep sà-nìtแนบสนิทnâep sà-nìttight; close-fitting; airtight/watertight
The carpenter used clamps to press the boards so they drew tightly together.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กระgràกระgrà1freckle2speckled; mottled (pattern)3ray (fish; skate/stingray)4[to] sting/prick (with a spine)5classifier: freckles/spotsPart 1
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ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2layer; tier3shelf4class; rank; status5grade; year (in school)6classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classesPart 2
กระชั้นgrà-chánกระชั้นgrà-chánurgent; pressing