ฉิว

chĭu

Meanings

1NounB2

swift; speedy

Moving very fast; swift (often in set phrases such as ลมพัดฉิว).

Examples

ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansฉิวchĭuฉิวchĭu1swift; speedy2swiftly; in a flash3narrowly; by a hairผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veil3iris (eye)ปลิวbpliuปลิวbpliu1[to] be blown away; fly off2[to] disappear quickly (figurative)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
A swift gust blew past the window, making the curtains flutter strongly.
2NounB2

swiftly; in a flash

Very quickly; in an instant.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueมาช่วยmaa chûuaiมาช่วยmaa chûuai[to] come and helpฉิวchĭuฉิวchĭu1swift; speedy2swiftly; in a flash3narrowly; by a hairเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach
He ran over to help and arrived in an instant.
3NounB2

narrowly; by a hair

By a very small margin; often used in the set phrase ฉิวเฉียดฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape) ‘narrowly; by a whisker’.

Examples

ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamเข้ารอบkâo rôpเข้ารอบkâo rôp[to] advance to the next roundฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiatฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)คะแนนká-naenคะแนนká-naen1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; mark4credit (academic points)
Our team advanced by a whisker, just one point.

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