ชะงัก(chá-ngák)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] stop short; pause abruptly
To stop or pause suddenly, often because of surprise, fear, or an unexpected obstacle.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)อยู่แล้วyòo láewอยู่แล้วyòo láew1already; anyway; of course2by nature; inherentlyชะงักchá-ngákชะงักchá-ngák1[to] stall; be held up2[to] stop short; pause abruptlyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูngooงูngoosnakeตรงหน้าdtrong nâaตรงหน้าdtrong nâa1right in front; right before one's eyes2in front of [sb/sth]
He was walking and suddenly stopped when he saw a snake in front of him.
2VerbB2
[to] stall; be held up
To be delayed or interrupted so that progress is halted or slows noticeably.
Examples
โครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâangโครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâangconstruction projectชะงักchá-ngákชะงักchá-ngák1[to] stall; be held up2[to] stop short; pause abruptlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingวัสดุส่งwát-sà-dù sòngวัสดุส่งwát-sà-dù sòng1dispatch material2items to be shippedไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
The construction project was delayed for several days because materials didn’t arrive in time.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ฉุกchùkฉุกchùk1urgent; emergency (attrib.)2[to] be startled; stop short (lit.)
- urgent; emergency (attrib.)
- [to] be startled; stop short (lit.)
หยุดชะงักyùt chà-ngákหยุดชะงักyùt chà-ngák1[to] stall; stop abruptly; be disrupted2[to] stall; be disrupted3[to] stop abruptly
- [to] stall; stop abruptly; be disrupted
- [to] stall; be disrupted
- [to] stop abruptly
หยุดกะทันหันyùt gà-tan-hănหยุดกะทันหันyùt gà-tan-hăn[to] stop suddenly
[to] stop suddenly
สะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interrupted4[to] hiccup; glitch (figurative)
- [to] trip; stumble
- [to] snag; get caught
- [to] falter; be interrupted
- [to] hiccup; glitch (figurative)
สะอึกsà-èukสะอึกsà-èuk1hiccup (single spasm/sound)2[to] hiccup3[to] falter; be taken aback (figurative)
- hiccup (single spasm/sound)
- [to] hiccup
- [to] falter; be taken aback (figurative)
Word Breakdown
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ชะงักchá-ngákชะงักchá-ngák[to] stop short; pause abruptly