ฉับพลัน(chàp plan)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

sudden; abrupt

happening quickly without warning; sudden or abrupt

Examples

ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainฉับพลันchàp planฉับพลันchàp plan1sudden; abrupt2suddenly; abruptlyตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)ออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
It rained suddenly just as I was about to leave the house.
2AdverbB1

suddenly; abruptly

in a sudden, immediate way; abruptly or all at once

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยุดพูดyùt pôotหยุดพูดyùt pôot[to] stop talkingลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)ฉับพลันchàp planฉับพลันchàp plan1sudden; abrupt2suddenly; abruptlyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
He suddenly stopped talking and walked out immediately.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ฉับchàpฉับchàp1snap!; slash!; chop! (sharp sudden sound)2sudden; abrupt (formal/literary)3suddenly; abruptly (formal/literary)Part 1
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พลันplanพลันplansuddenly; at oncePart 2
ฉับพลันchàp planฉับพลันchàp plansudden; abrupt