ฉากหลัง(chàak lăng)
Meanings
1NounB1
backdrop; background (physical)
the scenery or surface behind the main subject or action, such as the backdrop on a stage or the background in a photograph or film shot
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฉากหลังchàak lăngฉากหลังchàak lăng1backdrop; background (physical)2background context; setting (figurative)
I want to take a photo with the mountains as the background.
2NounB2
background context; setting (figurative)
the broader situation, circumstances, or setting against which an event or story takes place (e.g., historical, social, or political background)
Examples
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaainovelเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉากหลังchàak lăngฉากหลังchàak lăng1backdrop; background (physical)2background context; setting (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)ทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuang1political2politicallyในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerly
This novel has the past political turmoil as its background.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ท้องเรื่องtóng rêuuangท้องเรื่องtóng rêuuangsetting; backdrop (of a story)
setting; backdrop (of a story)
พื้นหลังpéuun-lăngพื้นหลังpéuun-lăng1background; backdrop (visual)2background; backstory (personal or historical)3background (computing: process state)4wallpaper; background image (UI)5background sound; ambient noise/music
- background; backdrop (visual)
- background; backstory (personal or historical)
- background (computing: process state)
- wallpaper; background image (UI)
- background sound; ambient noise/music
ฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4square; right angle (90°)5scene; setting (of an event)6setting (of a story)
- scene (drama/film/story)
- backdrop; set; scenery
- screen; partition; room divider
- square; right angle (90°)
- scene; setting (of an event)
- setting (of a story)
เบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăng1behind the scenes; background2behind; in the background3backstage; behind the scenes area
- behind the scenes; background
- behind; in the background
- backstage; behind the scenes area
ที่มาที่ไปtêe maa têe bpaiที่มาที่ไปtêe maa têe bpaiorigin; background; full story
origin; background; full story
Word Breakdown
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ฉากหลังchàak lăngฉากหลังchàak lăngbackdrop; background (physical)