กู้ชีพ
gûu-chîipMeanings
1NounB1
emergency medical service (EMS); lifesaving rescue
An organized service that provides urgent medical assistance and rescue to save lives, such as EMS units.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèet[to] have an accidentรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileกู้ชีพgûu-chîipกู้ชีพgûu-chîip1emergency medical service (EMS); lifesaving rescue2[to] perform lifesaving rescue; [to] save a life in an emergencyมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); by5the inside; the interiorสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenนาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
When the accident happened, the emergency medical service vehicle arrived within ten minutes.
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ชุมชนchum-chonนี้níiมีmiiหน่วยnùuaiกู้ชีพgûu-chîipอาสาaa-sǎaที่tîiคอยkɔɔiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉn
This community has volunteer rescue/EMS units that help throughout the night.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunเจอjəəคนkonเป็นลมbpen-lomให้hâiโทรtooเรียกrîiakหน่วยnùuaiกู้ชีพgûu-chîipก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iปฐมพยาบาลbpà-tǒm-pá-yaa-baan
If you find someone fainting, call the EMS unit first and then give first aid.
ระบบrá-bòpกู้ชีพgûu-chîipแบบbɛ̀ɛpสหสาขาวิชาชีพsà-hà-sǎa-kǎa-wí-chaa-chîipช่วยchûuaiประสานbprà-sǎanแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanและlɛ́กู้ภัยgûu-paiให้hâiทำงานร่วมกันtam-ngaan-rûuam-ganอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
A multidisciplinary emergency service system coordinates doctors, nurses, and rescuers to work together systematically.
2VerbB2
[to] perform lifesaving rescue; [to] save a life in an emergency
To give urgent aid or medical intervention to prevent death in an emergency.
Examples
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)กู้ชีพgûu-chîipกู้ชีพgûu-chîip1emergency medical service (EMS); lifesaving rescue2[to] perform lifesaving rescue; [to] save a life in an emergencyด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการปั๊มหัวใจgaan-bpám-hǔua-jaiการปั๊มหัวใจgaan-bpám-hǔua-jaichest compressions; cardiac massageผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaipatient; sick personที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมดสติmòt-sà-dtìหมดสติmòt-sà-dtì1unconscious; unresponsive2[to] lose consciousness; pass outจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔnชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔn1pulse (heartbeat)2life signs; signs of activity (figurative)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be back
The rescue medic quickly performed CPR on the unconscious patient until the pulse returned.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔฉีดchìitอะดรีนาลินà-drii-naa-linเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกู้ชีพgûu-chîipชายchaaiที่tîiหยุดyùtหายใจhǎai-jaiบนbonรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baan
The doctor injected adrenaline to save the man who stopped breathing in the ambulance.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkกู้ชีพgûu-chîipทำการtam-gaanห้ามเลือดhâam-lʉ̂ʉatและlɛ́ใส่sàiท่อtɔ̂ɔช่วยchûuaiหายใจhǎai-jaiทันทีtan-tiiทำให้tam-hâiผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wít
The volunteer first responder stopped the bleeding and intubated immediately, saving the injured person’s life.
ทีมtiimกู้ชีพgûu-chîipใช้cháiเครื่องช็อกkrʉ̂ʉang-chɔ́kไฟฟ้าหัวใจfai-fáa-hǔua-jaiร่วมกับrûuam-gàpการปั๊มหัวใจgaan-bpám-hǔua-jaiอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatดึงdʉngผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiกลับมาglàp-maaมีmiiชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔnได้dâai
The rescue team used a defibrillator along with continuous CPR until they were able to bring the patient’s pulse back.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; save[to] borrow money; take out a loanPart 1
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กู้ชีพgûu-chîipกู้ชีพgûu-chîipemergency medical service (EMS); lifesaving rescueemergency medical service (EMS); lifesaving rescueWord