ขวักไขว่(kwàk kwài)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

bustling; in constant motion

busy and crowded with movement in many directions; full of restless activity

Examples

สถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faiสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faitrain station; railway stationตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)ขวักไขว่kwàk kwàiขวักไขว่kwàk kwài1bustling; in constant motion2[to] bustle about; move about restlesslyผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)สวนกันsŭuan ganสวนกันsŭuan gan1[to] pass each other in opposite directions2in opposite directions (adv.)3[to] be on opposite schedulesไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round trip
The train station in the morning is bustling, with people walking back and forth.
2VerbB1

[to] bustle about; move about restlessly

to move around in a busy, disordered way, with many people or things going in different directions

Examples

ตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ขวักไขว่kwàk kwàiขวักไขว่kwàk kwài1bustling; in constant motion2[to] bustle about; move about restlesslyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)คนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per2apiece; each (distribution marker)3separate; different (for each)ทิศทางtít taangทิศทางtít taang1direction2trend; direction; orientation
In the evening at the market, people move around in a busy, disordered way in different directions.

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