ขวนขวาย
kŭuan kwăai
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] strive; be proactive
To actively seek chances to learn or improve; to be diligent and put in steady effort.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herขวนขวายkŭuan kwăaiขวนขวายkŭuan kwăai[to] strive; be proactiveเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyแม้จะmáe jàแม้จะmáe jàalthough; even though; even ifทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy load
She actively studies a new language every day even though she works hard.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไขว่คว้าkwài kwáaไขว่คว้าkwài kwáa1[to] snatch at; [to] reach out to grab2[to] strive for; [to] reach for (an aim)
- [to] snatch at; [to] reach out to grab
- [to] strive for; [to] reach for (an aim)
ไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăaไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăa[to] strive for; [to] seek eagerly
[to] strive for; [to] seek eagerly
ตะเกียกตะกายdtà-gìiak dtà-gaaiตะเกียกตะกายdtà-gìiak dtà-gaai[to] struggle; [to] scramble
[to] struggle; [to] scramble
วิ่งหาwîng hăaวิ่งหาwîng hăa[to] actively seek; [to] hustle for [sth]
[to] actively seek; [to] hustle for [sth]