ฉีก
chìikMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] tear; rip
to pull something apart so it breaks along a line or into pieces, especially paper, cloth, or thin material
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฉีกchìikฉีกchìik1[to] tear; rip2[to] tear open3[to] break with; go against (figurative)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔng[to] split in two; become twoชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/items
I tear the paper into two pieces.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะjàให้เราhâi-raoฉีกchìikแบบฝึกหัดbɛ̀ɛp-fʉ̀k-hàtออกɔ̀ɔkตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiปรุแล้วbprù-lɛ́ɛoส่งsòng
Tomorrow the teacher will have us tear the worksheet along the perforation and submit it.
เธอterค่อยkôiๆ-ฉีกchèekพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkใสsăiออกòkเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเล็กlékๆ-เพื่อpêuuaแยกyâekทิ้งtíngตามdtaamประเภทbprà-pâytขยะkà-yà
She slowly tears the clear plastic into small pieces to separate it for disposal by type.
2VerbA2
[to] tear open
to open something by tearing it, such as a packet, envelope, or sachet
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฉีกchìikฉีกchìik1[to] tear; rip2[to] tear open3[to] break with; go against (figurative)ซองsɔɔngซองsɔɔng1envelope2packet; sachet3classifier: envelopes/packets4case; sheath; sleeveขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
I tear open the snack packet and eat it right away.
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Just now he tore open the envelope to read news from home.
I'll tear open the coffee sachet, then you add hot water.
กรุณาgà-rú-naaฉีกchìikซองsɔɔngยาyaaออกɔ̀ɔkตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiปรุbprùแล้วlɛ́ɛoเทteeเม็ดmétลงในlong-naiถ้วยtûuai
Please tear open the medicine packet along the perforation and pour the tablets into a cup.
3VerbB2
[to] break with; go against (figurative)
to break with or go against a norm, rule, agreement, or tradition; to deviate (figurative use)
Examples
ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yon1film; movie; motion picture2cinema (as an art form)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉีกchìikฉีกchìik1[to] tear; rip2[to] tear open3[to] break with; go against (figurative)สูตรsùutสูตรsùut1recipe; set of instructions2formula; equation; expression3method; standard procedure4sutra; Buddhist discourseเดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวงการwong-gaanวงการwong-gaanfield; industry; circle; communityด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการเล่าเรื่องgaan-lâo-rʉ̂ʉangการเล่าเรื่องgaan-lâo-rʉ̂ʉang1storytelling; narration (the act of telling a story)2narrative; storytelling technique/structureแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2model; pattern; design; template3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เรียงriiangเรียงriiang1[to] arrange; put in order2[to] line up; lay out3in a row; consecutivelyเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses
This movie breaks the industry's usual formula by using a non-linear narrative.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนนี้kon-níiประกาศbprà-gàatฉีกchìikข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longพรรคpákเก่าgàoและlɛ́เริ่มrə̂əmแนวทางnɛɛo-taangใหม่mài
This politician announced he would break with the old party agreement and start a new approach.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinเลือกlʉ̂ʉakฉีกchìikกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpประเพณีbprà-pee-niiด้วยdûuaiการผสานgaan-pà-sǎanดนตรีdon-dtriiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanเข้ากับkâo-gàpซินธ์sinสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-mài
The artist chose to defy tradition by blending folk music with modern synths.
สตาร์ทอัพsà-dtàat-àpรายนี้raai-níiฉีกchìikทุกtúkกฎgòtของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดdtà-làatเดิมdəəmด้วยdûuaiโมเดลmoo-delค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaanที่tîiโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiและlɛ́ยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùn
This startup breaks all the old market rules with a transparent and flexible pricing model.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chìik
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |