ขัดข้อง(kàt kâwng)
Meanings
1VerbB1
malfunction; be out of order
To have a technical or mechanical problem; not functioning properly.
Examples
ลิฟต์lípลิฟต์lípelevator; lift (BrE)ขัดข้องkàt kâwngขัดข้องkàt kâwng1malfunction; be out of order2be hindered; face obstacles3difficulty; complicationกรุณาใช้gà-rú-naa cháiกรุณาใช้gà-rú-naa cháiplease useบันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2stairway (figurative path upward)3ladderชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
The elevator is out of order. Please use the stairs temporarily.
2VerbB2
be hindered; face obstacles
To be obstructed or prevented by difficulties, rules, or circumstances.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ขัดข้องkàt kâwngขัดข้องkàt kâwng1malfunction; be out of order2be hindered; face obstacles3difficulty; complicationเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
I want to help, but I'm prevented by company rules, so I can't help you right now.
3NounB2
difficulty; complication
A problem or issue that causes delay or inconvenience, especially in procedures or systems.
Examples
ขั้นตอนkân dtonขั้นตอนkân dton1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsการสมัครgaan sà-màkการสมัครgaan sà-màk1application; enrollment; registration2sign-up; subscriptionขัดข้องkàt kâwngขัดข้องkàt kâwng1malfunction; be out of order2be hindered; face obstacles3difficulty; complicationทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอีเมลยืนยันee-men yeun yanอีเมลยืนยันee-men yeun yanconfirmation emailนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)กว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìmore than usual; more than normal
The registration procedure had an issue, making me wait longer than usual for the confirmation email.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
- broken; out of order
- [to] pay
- late; deceased
- polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)
- sadly; unfortunately (final particle)
- [to] lose; forfeit; waste
- spoiled; ruined; gone bad
ติดขัดdtìt kàtติดขัดdtìt kàt1[to] be jammed; be obstructed2[to] encounter difficulties3[to] be short of; be in shortage4awkward; constrained (speech/behavior)
- [to] be jammed; be obstructed
- [to] encounter difficulties
- [to] be short of; be in shortage
- awkward; constrained (speech/behavior)
ชำรุดcham-rútชำรุดcham-rútdamaged; defective; broken; worn-out
damaged; defective; broken; worn-out
เสียการsĭia gaanเสียการsĭia gaan[to] be impaired; go wrong; malfunction
[to] be impaired; go wrong; malfunction
รวนruuanรวนruuan1[to] act up; malfunction; go awry2par-cooked (meat by dry stir-frying)3[to] dry-stir-fry meat until firm4loose; unstable; unreliable
- [to] act up; malfunction; go awry
- par-cooked (meat by dry stir-frying)
- [to] dry-stir-fry meat until firm
- loose; unstable; unreliable
Word Breakdown
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ขัดข้องkàt kâwngขัดข้องkàt kâwngmalfunction; be out of order