ขับเคี่ยว
kàp kîao
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] compete intensely; [to] vie
to compete intensely against another person or team, often in a close contest.
Examples
ทีมฟุตบอลteem fút-bonทีมฟุตบอลteem fút-bon1football/soccer team (side/squad)2football club/organization (everyday use)ทั้งสองtáng sŏngทั้งสองtáng sŏng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitขับเคี่ยวkàp kîaoขับเคี่ยวkàp kîao1[to] compete intensely; [to] vie2[to] work hard on [sth]; [to] struggle with [sth]กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)สูสีsŏo-sĕeสูสีsŏo-sĕeevenly matched; closeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นัดชิงชนะเลิศnát ching chá-ná-lêrtนัดชิงชนะเลิศnát ching chá-ná-lêrtfinal match; championship final
The two football teams competed intensely against each other in the final match.
2VerbB2
[to] work hard on [sth]; [to] struggle with [sth]
to work very hard and persistently on something difficult over a period of time.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขับเคี่ยวkàp kîaoขับเคี่ยวkàp kîao1[to] compete intensely; [to] vie2[to] work hard on [sth]; [to] struggle with [sth]อ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyอย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intenselyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua1[to] prepare oneself; get ready2[to] brace oneself; be prepared (mentally/physically)สอบเข้าsòp kâoสอบเข้าsòp kâo[to] take/sit an entrance examมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
He has to work hard and persistently at studying to prepare for the university entrance exam.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เชือดเฉือนchêuuat chĕuuanเชือดเฉือนchêuuat chĕuuan1[to] be fiercely contested; be neck-and-neck2[to] be scathing; wound with cutting words
- [to] be fiercely contested; be neck-and-neck
- [to] be scathing; wound with cutting words
เคี่ยวเข็ญkîao kĕnเคี่ยวเข็ญkîao kĕn[to] pressure or force [sb] repeatedly; [to] push [sb] hard
[to] pressure or force [sb] repeatedly; [to] push [sb] hard
ชิงชัยching chaiชิงชัยching chai[to] compete; [to] contend for victory
[to] compete; [to] contend for victory
ฟาดฟันfâat fanฟาดฟันfâat fan1[to] fight with weapons; [to] slash2[to] fiercely compete; [to] battle [sb/sth]
- [to] fight with weapons; [to] slash
- [to] fiercely compete; [to] battle [sb/sth]
Word Breakdown
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ขับเคี่ยวkàp kîaoขับเคี่ยวkàp kîao[to] compete intensely; [to] vie