จวนเจียน
juuan jiian
Meanings
1NounB2
almost; nearly; on the brink of
very close to a particular point or state; on the verge of something happening.
Examples
เธอจวนthoe-juuanเจียนjiianเจียนjiian1[to] trim; pare; whittle2on the verge of; near toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sobออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)
She was on the verge of crying when she heard the bad news.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เฉียดๆchìiat chìiatเฉียดๆchìiat chìiat1almost; nearly2closely; narrowly
- almost; nearly
- closely; narrowly
หมิ่นเหม่mìn màyหมิ่นเหม่mìn mày1precarious; risky2almost; on the verge (of [doing sth])
- precarious; risky
- almost; on the verge (of [doing sth])
เริ่มจวนrêrm juanเริ่มจวนrêrm juanto be about to; to be imminent (rare/archaic phrasing)
to be about to; to be imminent (rare/archaic phrasing)
หวิดwìtหวิดwìtnearly; almost (negative event)
nearly; almost (negative event)
จวนjuuanจวนjuuan1almost; nearly2urgent; pressing; time-critical3official residence; governor’s house4[to] approach; draw near; verge on
- almost; nearly
- urgent; pressing; time-critical
- official residence; governor’s house
- [to] approach; draw near; verge on
Word Breakdown
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จวนเจียนjuuan jiianจวนเจียนjuuan jiianalmost; nearly; on the brink of