ฉิว
chǐuMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
swift; speedy
Moving very fast; swift (often in set phrases such as ลมพัดฉิว).
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongฉิวchǐuฉิวchǐu1swift; speedy2swiftly; in a flash3narrowly; by a hairผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; 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; veilปลิวbpliuปลิวbpliu1[to] be blown away; fly off2[to] disappear quickly (figurative)แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
A swift gust blew past the window, making the curtains flutter strongly.
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A motorcycle sped swiftly through the narrow alley, startling pedestrians.
ลูกศรlûuk-sɔ̌ɔnพุ่งpûngฉิวchǐuออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคันธนูkan-tá-nuuทะลุเป้าtá-lú-bpâoกระดาษgrà-dàatอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The arrow shot out swiftly from the bow and pierced the paper target accurately.
เสียงsǐiangรถไฟความเร็วสูงrót-fai-kwaam-reo-sǔungแล่นlɛ̂ɛnฉิวchǐuผ่านpàanชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiเพียงpiiangแรงลมrɛɛng-lomและlɛ́เงาngaoวูบwûupหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
The high-speed train sped swiftly past the platform, leaving only a gust of wind and a fleeting shadow.
2AdverbB2
swiftly; in a flash
Very quickly; in an instant.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiมาช่วยmaa-chûuai[to] come and helpฉิวchǐuฉิวchǐu1swift; speedy2swiftly; in a flash3narrowly; by a hairเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regarding
He ran over to help and arrived in an instant.
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รถไฟrót-faiออกɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂กระโดดgrà-dòotขึ้นkʉ̂nรถไฟrót-faiได้dâaiฉิวchǐuเดียวdiiao
The train had already started to move, but she managed to hop on in an instant.
I finished the urgent work in an instant before the meeting started.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแก้gɛ̂ɛระบบล่มrá-bòp-lômได้dâaiฉิวchǐuทำtamให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanกลับมาglàp-maaออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàทันทีtan-tii
The staff fixed the system crash in an instant, bringing the service back online almost immediately.
3AdverbB2
narrowly; by a hair
By a very small margin; often used in the set phrase ฉิวเฉียดฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape) ‘narrowly; by a whisker’.
Examples
ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamเข้ารอบkâo-rɔ̂ɔpเข้ารอบkâo-rɔ̂ɔp[to] advance to the next roundฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiatฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคะแนนká-nɛɛnคะแนนká-nɛɛn1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; mark
Our team advanced by a whisker, just one point.
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He passed the exam by a very small margin, just meeting the minimum.
รถเมล์rót-meeออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnพลาดplâatฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiatเพราะprɔ́ติดไฟแดงdtìt-fai-dɛɛngสุดท้ายsùt-táai
The bus had just left; I missed it by a whisker because of the last red light.
โครงการkroong-gaanเกือบgʉ̀ʉapไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rètแต่dtɛ̀ɛทีมtiimแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaทันเวลาtan-wee-laaแบบbɛ̀ɛpฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiat
The project nearly failed, but the team fixed the issues just in time by the narrowest margin.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǐu
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |