ชนชั้นสูง(chon chán sŏong)

Meanings

1NounB1

the upper class; aristocracy; nobility; elite

people of the highest social rank or status, such as aristocrats or nobility

Examples

ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏongชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏong1the upper class; aristocracy; nobility; elite2upper-class; aristocratic; eliteอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในวังnai wangในวังnai wangin the palaceหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
In the old days, the upper class lived in palaces or large houses.
2AdjectiveB1

upper-class; aristocratic; elite

belonging to, characteristic of, or befitting the upper class or aristocracy

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานอดิเรกngaan à-dì-rèkงานอดิเรกngaan à-dì-rèkhobby; pastimeแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏongชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏong1the upper class; aristocracy; nobility; elite2upper-class; aristocratic; eliteคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการขี่gaan kèeการขี่gaan kèe1riding (act)2riding as a skill/activityม้าmáaม้าmáa1sawhorse; trestle2chess knight3stimulant drug (slang)4martial arts ‘horse stance’5treadle; foot-operated lever6horse7gymnastics vaulting horse; pommel horseและláeและláeand (coordinating)ตีdteeตีdtee1[to] swat; smack (insects/objects)2[to] forge; hammer (metal)3[to] print; stamp; imprint4[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)5[to] interpret; construe; take as6[to] chase away; drive off7o'clock (ตี + number, night hours)8[to] hit; strike; beat9[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)กอล์ฟgópกอล์ฟgóp1golf; golf (sport)2[to] play golf3Golf (NATO code for G)4Golf (nickname/given name)
She has upper-class hobbies, such as horseback riding and playing golf.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)Part 1
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ชั้นสูงchán sŏongชั้นสูงchán sŏong1upper-class; aristocratic; noble2high-level; advanced; of a high standard3the upper class; the elitePart 2
ชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏongชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏongthe upper class; aristocracy; nobility; elite