ฉิวเฉียด(chĭu chìiat)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
narrowly; by a hair
by only a very small margin; almost but not quite happening or succeeding
Examples
คะแนนสอบká-naen sòpคะแนนสอบká-naen sòpexam score; test scoreของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiatฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นิดเดียวnít diaoนิดเดียวnít diao1a tiny bit; a very small amount2just a little; only a bit; a tiny amountเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ผ่านเกณฑ์pàan genผ่านเกณฑ์pàan gen[to] qualify; [to] meet the standard; [to] pass the criteria
His exam score was off by a tiny margin, so he didn't meet the criteria.
2AdjectiveB2
close; tight (result/escape)
describing a result or escape that was extremely close, as in a near miss or close call
Examples
มอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sái1classifier: คัน2motorcycle; motorbikeขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitปาดหน้าbpàat nâaปาดหน้าbpàat nâa1[to] cut in front (of [sb]/[sth]); cut [sb] off (traffic)2[to] preempt; snatch an opportunity from [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiatฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiat1narrowly; by a hair2close; tight (result/escape)เกือบจะgèuap jàเกือบจะgèuap jàalmost; nearlyชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The motorcycle cut in front of me in a near miss; we almost crashed.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เฉียดๆchìiat chìiatเฉียดๆchìiat chìiat1almost; nearly2closely; narrowly
- almost; nearly
- closely; narrowly
บางเฉียบbaang chìiapบางเฉียบbaang chìiap1extremely thin; razor‑thin2very slim (figure/profile)3narrow margin
- extremely thin; razor‑thin
- very slim (figure/profile)
- narrow margin
หวุดหวิดwùt wìtหวุดหวิดwùt wìtnarrowly; by a hair; just in time
narrowly; by a hair; just in time
เฉี่ยวๆchìao chìaoเฉี่ยวๆchìao chìao1narrowly; by a hair2edgy; chic; stylish
- narrowly; by a hair
- edgy; chic; stylish
Word Breakdown
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ฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiatฉิวเฉียดchĭu chìiatnarrowly; by a hair