การหดตัว(gaan hòt dtuua)

Meanings

1NounB2

contraction; shrinkage (physical)

the process of becoming smaller, shorter, or tighter; a reduction in size, length, or volume (e.g., of materials or structures)

Examples

การหดตัวgaan hòt dtuuaการหดตัวgaan hòt dtuua1contraction; shrinkage (physical)2muscle contraction (physiology)3economic contractionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคอนกรีตkon-grèetคอนกรีตkon-grèet1concrete (material)2[to] concrete (sth); [to] pour concreteอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrt1[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead to2[to] produce; generate; create (an effect/output)รอยร้าวroi ráaoรอยร้าวroi ráao1crack; fissure2hairline fracture3rift; breach (relationship/society)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-năngผนังpà-năng1wall (of a room/building)2wall surface3membrane wall (anatomy/biology)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
The shrinkage of concrete can cause cracks on the wall.
2NounB2

muscle contraction (physiology)

the tightening or shortening of muscle fibers that generates force or movement

Examples

การออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiการออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiexercise; workout; physical trainingช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierการหดตัวgaan hòt dtuuaการหดตัวgaan hòt dtuua1contraction; shrinkage (physical)2muscle contraction (physiology)3economic contractionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกล้ามเนื้อหัวใจglâam néuua hŭua jaiกล้ามเนื้อหัวใจglâam néuua hŭua jai1heart muscle; cardiac muscle (tissue)2myocardium (muscular layer of the heart wall)แข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robustขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
Exercise helps strengthen the contraction of the heart muscle.
3NounC1

economic contraction

a period of declining economic activity or output, when an economy shrinks

Examples

การหดตัวgaan hòt dtuuaการหดตัวgaan hòt dtuua1contraction; shrinkage (physical)2muscle contraction (physiology)3economic contractionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2cardinal number; numerical value3a number of; severalพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)
The economic contraction caused many companies to reduce their number of employees.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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หดตัวhòt dtuuaหดตัวhòt dtuua1[to] shrink; contract; tighten (physical)2[to] contract; decline (economy, figures)Part 2
การหดตัวgaan hòt dtuuaการหดตัวgaan hòt dtuuacontraction; shrinkage (physical)