การขยับขยาย
gaan kà-yàp kà-yăai
Meanings
1NounB2
expansion; enlargement
the process of making something larger, wider, or more extensive, such as a business, a project, or a physical space.
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผนการpăen gaanแผนการpăen gaan1plan; strategy2plot; scheme (often negative)ขยับขยายkà-yàp kà-yăaiขยับขยายkà-yàp kà-yăai1[to] expand; [to] enlarge2[to] shift over; [to] make roomสาขาsăa-kăaสาขาsăa-kăa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext year
The company has a plan for the expansion of its branches to other provinces next year.
2NounB2
relocation to a bigger place
the act of moving to a larger place to have more space, often for a family or a business.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofวางแผนwaang păenวางแผนwaang păen1[to] plan2[to] plan; strategizeการขยับขยายgaan kà-yàp kà-yăaiการขยับขยายgaan kà-yàp kà-yăai1expansion; enlargement2relocation to a bigger placeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûenใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûen1bigger; larger; greater (comparative)2[to] get bigger; enlarge; increase in sizeเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
Our family is planning to move to a bigger house because we are having another child.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
การขยายgaan kà-yăaiการขยายgaan kà-yăai1expansion/enlargement2magnification3extension (time/term)
- expansion/enlargement
- magnification
- extension (time/term)
การขยายตัวgaan kà-yăai dtuuaการขยายตัวgaan kà-yăai dtuua1expansion; growth (general)2expansion/growth (specific domains)
- expansion; growth (general)
- expansion/growth (specific domains)
Word Breakdown
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การขยับขยายgaan kà-yàp kà-yăaiการขยับขยายgaan kà-yàp kà-yăaiexpansion; enlargement