ฉันใด(chăn dai)

Meanings

1ConjunctionC1

just as; as

just as; in the same way that (a formal correlative used to start a comparison, usually paired with 'ฉันนั้นฉันนั้นchăn nánso; in that way').

Examples

ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestแสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshineเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเติบโตdtèrp-dtoเติบโตdtèrp-dto1to grow/expand (economy/organization)2to grow (physically/mentally)ฉันใดchăn daiฉันใดchăn dai1just as; as2how; in what way?คนเราkon raoคนเราkon raowe humans; people (in general)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiกำลังใจgam-lang-jai1morale; emotional strength2encouragement; supportเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสู้ต่อไปsôo dtò baiสู้ต่อไปsôo dtò baikeep fighting; don't give upฉันนั้นchăn nánฉันนั้นchăn nánso; in that way
Just as a tree needs sunlight to grow, a person needs encouragement to keep fighting.
2AdverbC1

how; in what way?

an old-fashioned or formal way to ask how something is done or happens.

Examples

ดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyเช่นนี้chên néeเช่นนี้chên née1like this; in this way; thus (formal)2such; of this kind/type3this; such a thing (formal)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ได้มาdâai maaได้มาdâai maa1[to] obtain; get; come by [sth]2[to] have obtained; have gottenฉันใดchăn daiฉันใดchăn dai1just as; as2how; in what way?หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)
Such a beautiful flower, how did you come by it?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)Part 1
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ใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)Part 2
ฉันใดchăn daiฉันใดchăn daijust as; as