ชิงช้า(ching cháa)

Meanings

1NounA1

swing (playground)

a seat hung by ropes or chains that moves back and forth, used for play

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ชิงช้าching cháaชิงช้าching cháa1the Giant Swing (Bangkok); large swing structure2swing (verb)3swing (playground)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/slotสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênplayground; children's play area
The child sits on the swing at the playground.
2VerbB1

swing (verb)

to move back and forth like a swing

Examples

เรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightชิงช้าching cháaชิงช้าching cháa1the Giant Swing (Bangkok); large swing structure2swing (verb)3swing (playground)ไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round tripตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)คลื่นklêunคลื่นklêun1wave (water/sea)2wave (physics; signal/EM)3surge; influx4broadcast frequency; radio bandอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เกือบจะgèuap jàเกือบจะgèuap jàalmost; nearlyหลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)3numb; asleep (limb)
The small boat gently rocked back and forth with the waves until I almost fell asleep.
3NounB2

the Giant Swing (Bangkok); large swing structure

a large ceremonial swing structure, especially the Giant Swing landmark in Bangkok; by extension, a large swing apparatus

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ชมชิงช้าchom ching-cháaชมชิงช้าchom ching-cháa[to] admire the Giant Swing; [to] watch a swingใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceวัดสุทัศน์wát sù-tátวัดสุทัศน์wát sù-tátWat Suthat (temple in Bangkok)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lák1symbol; emblem2character/sign (e.g., %, @, ⌘)3icon; pictogramสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
Tomorrow we will go see the Giant Swing in front of Wat Suthat; it's an important symbol of Bangkok.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชิงchingชิงching1[to] seize; snatch (before others)2[to] compete for; vie for3[to] usurp; appropriate; seize4[to] preempt; do firstPart 1
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ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be latePart 2
ชิงช้าching cháaชิงช้าching cháaswing (playground)