คับขัน(káp kăn)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
critical; urgent; tense (situation)
Very serious, urgent, and tense; a critical situation requiring immediate action. Used for situations, not people.
Examples
สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesน้ำป่าnám bpàaน้ำป่าnám bpàaflash flood; mountain torrentหลากlàakหลากlàak1varied; manifold (literary)2[to] overflow; surge (of water)3flood; high runoff (modifier)คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightคับขันkáp kănคับขันkáp kăncritical; urgent; tense (situation)เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] command; instruct; direct2[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)อพยพòp-pá-yópอพยพòp-pá-yóp1[to] migrate; relocate (settlement)2[to] evacuate (for safety)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
The flash flood situation tonight is critical, so authorities ordered an immediate evacuation.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ฉุกเฉินchùk-chĕrnฉุกเฉินchùk-chĕrn1urgent; emergency2emergency situation
- urgent; emergency
- emergency situation
วิกฤตwí-grìtวิกฤตwí-grìt1crisis2critical; at a crisis point
- crisis
- critical; at a crisis point
วิกฤติwí-grìtวิกฤติwí-grìt1crisis; emergency situation2critical; crisis-level
- crisis; emergency situation
- critical; crisis-level
จวนตัวjuan dtuuaจวนตัวjuan dtuuain a tight spot; cornered
in a tight spot; cornered
ตึงเครียดdteung krîatตึงเครียดdteung krîattense; strained; stressful
tense; strained; stressful
Word Breakdown
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คับขันkáp kănคับขันkáp kăncritical; urgent; tense (situation)