ชั้นสูง(chán sŏong)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

high-level; advanced; of a high standard

at an advanced level or of superior quality, status, or complexity (e.g., high-level skills, high register of language)

Examples

พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเรียนคณิตศาสตร์riian ká-nít-dtà-sàatเรียนคณิตศาสตร์riian ká-nít-dtà-sàat[to] study mathematicsชั้นสูงchán sŏongชั้นสูงchán sŏong1upper-class; aristocratic; noble2high-level; advanced; of a high standard3the upper class; the elite
My older brother is studying advanced mathematics.
2AdjectiveB2

upper-class; aristocratic; noble

of high social rank or belonging to the elite or nobility

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ชั้นสูงchán sŏongชั้นสูงchán sŏong1upper-class; aristocratic; noble2high-level; advanced; of a high standard3the upper class; the eliteและláeและláeand (coordinating)ได้รับการศึกษาdâi ráp gaan sèuk-săaได้รับการศึกษาdâi ráp gaan sèuk-săa[to] be educated; receive an educationที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirable
She comes from a high-society family and received a good education.
3NounC1

the upper class; the elite

people of high social status or nobility; the aristocracy

Examples

ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)ชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏongชนชั้นสูงchon chán sŏong1the upper class; aristocracy; nobility; elite2upper-class; aristocratic; eliteเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatมีโอกาสmee oo-gàat[to] have a chance (to); [to] have an opportunity (to)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuuเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuu1[to] study; do schoolwork2[to] attend school; receive an education
In the past, only the upper class had the opportunity to get an education.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2layer; tier3shelf4class; rank; status5grade; year (in school)6classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classesPart 1
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สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionPart 2
ชั้นสูงchán sŏongชั้นสูงchán sŏonghigh-level; advanced; of a high standard