ขาขึ้น(kăa kûen)
Meanings
1NounB1
upward leg; ascent
the part of a trip or route that goes upward or toward a higher area; the ascent.
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ทางเดินtaang dernทางเดินtaang dern1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)ขาขึ้นkăa kûenขาขึ้นkăa kûen1upward leg; ascent2upswing; boomภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăomountainลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชันมากchan mâakชันมากchan mâakvery steep
The ascent up this mountain is very steep.
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I think the ascent up the mountain is much more tiring than the descent.
ตอนdtonขาขึ้นkăa kûenเราraoแวะพักwá pákกันganหลายlăaiครั้งkrángเพราะpráwทางtaangค่อนข้างkôn kâangลำบากlam-bàak
During the ascent, we stopped to rest several times because the path was quite difficult.
สำหรับsăm-ràpคนkonกลัวgluuaความสูงkwaam sŏongช่วงchûuangที่têeน่ากลัวnâa gluuaที่สุดtêe sùtของkŏngการนั่งgaan nângกระเช้าgrà-cháoคือkeuช่วงchûuangขาขึ้นkăa kûenที่têeไต่dtàiระดับความสูงrá-dàp kwaam sŏongชันchanออกจากòk jàakสถานีsà-tăa-nee
For people afraid of heights, the scariest part of a cable car ride is the initial ascent as it steeply climbs away from the station.
2NounB2
upswing; boom
a period when something is rising in success, price, or popularity.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1this period (of time); the current period2these days; lately; currentlyธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (company; enterprise)2business (commercial activity)3business affairs; work mattersของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeขาขึ้นkăa kûenขาขึ้นkăa kûen1upward leg; ascent2upswing; boomหยิบจับyìp jàpหยิบจับyìp jàp1[to] take up; [to] get involved in (work/task)2[to] handle; [to] pick up; [to] do manual tasksอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4whatก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeเงินngernเงินngern1funds; finances2silver (metal)3moneyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeทองtongทองtong1gold (metal; color)2gold items; gold jewelryไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1entirely; across the board2completely; all gone
His business is on the rise right now; everything he touches turns to gold.
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นักลงทุนnák long tunกำลังดีgam-lang deeใจjaiเพราะpráwตอนนี้dton néeตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûnกำลังgam-langอยู่yòoในช่วงnai chûuangขาขึ้นkăa kûen
Investors are happy because the stock market is currently in an upward trend.
เธอterเป็นbpenนักแสดงnák sà-daengดาวรุ่งdaao rûngที่têeชีวิตchee-wítกำลังgam-langอยู่yòoในช่วงnai chûuangขาขึ้นkăa kûenมีmeeผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpหลายคนlăai konอยากร่วมyàak rûuamงานngaanด้วยdûuay
She is a rising star actress whose career is currently on an upswing, with many directors wanting to work with her.
หลังจากlăng jàakเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำsèt-tà-gìt dtòk dtàmมานานmaa naanในที่สุดnai têe sùtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtของkŏngประเทศbprà-tâetก็gâwอยู่yòoในช่วงnai chûuangขาขึ้นkăa kûenทำให้tam hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonมีmeeความหวังkwaam wăngมากขึ้นmâak kêun
After a long recession, the country's economy is finally in a period of growth, giving people more hope.
Word Breakdown
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ขาขึ้นkăa kûenขาขึ้นkăa kûenupward leg; ascent