ก้าวถอย(gâao tŏi)
Meanings
1VerbA2
step back
To move a step or steps backward.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritก้าวถอยgâao tŏiก้าวถอยgâao tŏi1step back2back off; retreatหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ก้าวgâaoก้าวgâao1step; stride2[to] step; stride3[to] advance; progress4advance; progress5step (classifier for steps/strides)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Please step back one step.
2VerbB1
back off; retreat
Figurative: to withdraw, reduce involvement, or reconsider one’s stance.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit tryingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ก้าวถอยgâao tŏiก้าวถอยgâao tŏi1step back2back off; retreat
He is a person who never gives up; he never thinks of backing down.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverse
- [to] move backward; reverse; retreat
- [to] regress; backslide
- backward(s); in reverse
ถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate
- [to] move back; back up; retreat
- [to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)
- [to] decline; regress; deteriorate
ถอยร่นtŏi rônถอยร่นtŏi rôn1[to] retreat; move back2[to] be pushed back; recede3[to] scale back; roll back (fig.)
- [to] retreat; move back
- [to] be pushed back; recede
- [to] scale back; roll back (fig.)
ล่าถอยlâa tŏiล่าถอยlâa tŏi1[to] retreat; withdraw; fall back2[to] recede; decline
- [to] retreat; withdraw; fall back
- [to] recede; decline