ชิงตัดหน้า(ching dtàt nâa)
Meanings
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[to] preempt; [to] beat [sb] to it
to do something before someone else has a chance to; to preempt or act first, often to gain an advantage.
Examples
คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentชิงตัดหน้าching dtàt nâaชิงตัดหน้าching dtàt nâa[to] preempt; [to] beat [sb] to itเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการเปิดตัวgaan bpèrt-dtuuaการเปิดตัวgaan bpèrt-dtuua1launch; unveiling (product/service/project)2debut; public reveal (person/role/relationship)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2week
Our competitor preempted us by launching their new product one week earlier.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ปาดหน้าbpàat nâaปาดหน้าbpàat nâa1[to] cut in front (of [sb]/[sth]); cut [sb] off (traffic)2[to] preempt; snatch an opportunity from [sb]
- [to] cut in front (of [sb]/[sth]); cut [sb] off (traffic)
- [to] preempt; snatch an opportunity from [sb]
ชิงลงมือก่อนching long meuu gònชิงลงมือก่อนching long meuu gòn[to] act first; [to] make a preemptive move
[to] act first; [to] make a preemptive move
ตัดหน้าdtàt nâaตัดหน้าdtàt nâa1[to] cut in front (traffic/queue)2[to] pre-empt; forestall3[to] overtake; cut off (vehicle)
- [to] cut in front (traffic/queue)
- [to] pre-empt; forestall
- [to] overtake; cut off (vehicle)
Word Breakdown
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ชิงตัดหน้าching dtàt nâaชิงตัดหน้าching dtàt nâa[to] preempt; [to] beat [sb] to it