ชาชิน
chaa-chinMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
accustomed; inured
So used to something that it no longer feels unusual; often implies reduced sensitivity or strong reaction.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequentlyจนชาชินjon chaa chinจนชาชินjon chaa chinto the point of feeling numb; so used to [sth] that [sb] hardly reactsและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)อีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaiอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaianymore; any longer (with negation/questions)
She was teased by her friends so often that she became desensitized and no longer feels angry.
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การดูหนังgaan-duu-nǎngที่tîiมีmiiความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngบ่อยครั้งbɔ̀i-krángอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoชาชินchaa-chinกับgàpภาพpâapที่tîiน่ากลัวnâa-gluua
Watching violent movies frequently can make us desensitized to frightening images.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtในnaiห้องฉุกเฉินhɔ̂ng-chùk-chə̌ənต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpความเป็นความตายkwaam-bpen-kwaam-dtaaiทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂เกิดgə̀ətความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kชาชินchaa-chinขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
Doctors in the emergency room work with life and death every day, which sometimes leads to them becoming emotionally desensitized.
เขาkǎoอยู่yùuใกล้glâiสนามบินsà-nǎam-binจนชาชินjon-chaa-chinกับgàpเสียงsǐiangเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He lives so close to the airport that he's already used to the sound of airplanes.
คนkonกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiชาชินchaa chinกับgàpการที่gaan têeรถติดrót dtìtทุกวันtúk wanจนjonเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrêuuang bpòk-gà-dtìไปแล้วbpai láew
Most people in Bangkok are so used to the daily traffic jams that it has become normal.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpกลิ่นทุเรียนglìn-tú-riianแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiกินginบ่อยbɔ̀iจนชาชินjon-chaa-chinและlɛ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaหอมดีhɔ̌ɔm-dii
At first, I didn't like the smell of durian, but now I eat it so often that I'm used to it and find it fragrant.
นักข่าวสงครามnák-kàao-sǒng-kraamต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaให้hâiชาชินchaa-chinกับgàpสภาพความเป็นอยู่sà-pâap-kwaam-bpen-yùuที่tîiลำบากlam-bàakในnaiพื้นที่ขัดแย้งpʉ́ʉn-tîi-kàt-yɛ́ɛng
War correspondents must adapt until they are accustomed to the difficult living conditions in conflict zones.
การเสพข่าวgaan sèhp kàaoโศกนาฏกรรมsòhk-gà-nâat-dtà-gamซ้ำๆsám-sámอาจàatนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoภาวะชาชินpaa-wá chaa-chinทางอารมณ์taang aa-romทำให้tam hâiสังคมsăng-komเมินเฉยmern chŏeiต่อdtòความทุกข์kwaam túkของkŏngผู้อื่นpôo èun
Repeatedly consuming news of tragedies can lead to emotional desensitization, causing society to become indifferent to the suffering of others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชินchinชินchin1used to; accustomed (to)2[to] get used to; become accustomedused to; accustomed (to)Part 2
ชาชินchaa-chinชาชินchaa-chinaccustomed; inuredaccustomed; inuredWord