ชาวจีน
chaao-jiinMeaning
1NounA2
Chinese person/people (ethnic or national)
a person of Chinese nationality or ethnicity; collectively, Chinese people
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวจีนchaao-jiinชาวจีนchaao-jiinChinese person/people (ethnic or national)
My friend is Chinese.
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Many Chinese people come to visit Thailand.
This restaurant has a Chinese chef.
ในnaiเยาวราชyao-wá-râatมีmiiชาวจีนchaao-jiinอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâakและlɛ́พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoยังคงyang-kongรักษาrák-sǎaวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmไว้wái
Many Chinese people live in Yaowarat, and they still preserve their traditional culture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaao
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
ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkpeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkPart 1
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ชาวจีนchaao-jiinชาวจีนchaao-jiinChinese person/people (ethnic or national)Chinese person/people (ethnic or national)Word