ชิงลงมือก่อน(ching long meuu gòn)

Meanings

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[to] act first; [to] make a preemptive move

to take action before someone else does; to make a preemptive move to gain an advantage.

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downราคาสินค้าraa-kaa sĭn-káaราคาสินค้าraa-kaa sĭn-káaproduct priceเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightชิงลงมือก่อนching long meuu gònชิงลงมือก่อนching long meuu gòn[to] act first; [to] make a preemptive move
When we saw that our competitor was about to lower their product prices, we had to make a preemptive move.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชิงลงมือchíng-long-mueชิงลงมือchíng-long-mue[to] act first; [to] preemptPart 1
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ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerPart 2
ชิงลงมือก่อนching long meuu gònชิงลงมือก่อนching long meuu gòn[to] act first; [to] make a preemptive move