ชักมือ(chák meuu)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] withdraw one’s hand

to pull one’s hand back; to retract the hand after extending it

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)เตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2heater; furnace; kiln3iron (clothes iron)4stovetop/burnerร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1very hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hotเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ชักมือchák meuuชักมือchák meuu1[to] withdraw one’s hand2[to] withdraw involvement; back outกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
He accidentally touched the hot stove, so he quickly pulled his hand back immediately.
2VerbB2

[to] withdraw involvement; back out

figuratively, to stop involvement in a matter; to back out of responsibility or an affair

Examples

ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ลงทุนlong tunลงทุนlong tun1to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)2investment; act of investing3[to] invest (money; resources)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerชักมือchák meuuชักมือchák meuu1[to] withdraw one’s hand2[to] withdraw involvement; back outออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!
At first, he said he would help invest, but in the end, he asked to back out.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[aux] begin to; start to; keep on (repeatedly)4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] withdraw; [to] pull back7[to] draw up (liquid) with a syringe; [to] injectPart 1
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มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsPart 2
ชักมือchák meuuชักมือchák meuu[to] withdraw one’s hand