ชิ่ง
chîngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bolt; make a quick getaway; ditch [sb/sth]
to leave abruptly to avoid a person, responsibility, bill, or trouble; to run off or ditch someone.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชิ่งchîngชิ่งchîng1[to] bolt; make a quick getaway; ditch [sb/sth]2to ricochet; bounce offออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he saw the teacher coming, he bolted out of the room.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanชิ่งchîngหนีnǐiตอนdtɔɔnถึงtʉ̌ngคิวkiuจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiคนเดียวkon-diiao
Yesterday my friend ditched me at the checkout, so I had to pay alone.
เขาkǎoอ้างว่าâang-wâaปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoชิ่งchîngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangทั้งที่táng-tîiสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔng
He claimed he had a headache and ran off from the party, even though he promised to help clean up.
พอpɔɔเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเริ่มrə̂əmยุ่งyûngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ชิ่งchîngหายhǎaiไม่mâiรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpทิ้งงานtíng-ngaanไว้wáiให้hâiทีมtiimแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเองeeng
As soon as things got messy, he bailed to avoid responsibility, leaving the team to deal with the problem alone.
2VerbB2
to ricochet; bounce off
to rebound or deflect off a surface (e.g., a ball or object bouncing away).
Examples
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)กระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛk1[to] hit; bump hard2[to] slam; thump down3[to] retort harshly; snap4[to] thrust; jab (into/against)กำแพงgam-pɛɛngกำแพงgam-pɛɛng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ชิ่งchîngชิ่งchîng1[to] bolt; make a quick getaway; ditch [sb/sth]2to ricochet; bounce offออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
The ball hit the wall and deflected in another direction, so I couldn’t catch it in time.
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เขาkǎoโยนyoonก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnลงlongน้ำnáamให้hâiชิ่งchîngไปbpaiหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàจมหายjom-hǎai
He skipped the stone on the water so it rebounded several times before sinking.
ลูกดอกlûuk-dɔ̀ɔkชิ่งchîngจากjàakขอบkɔ̀ɔpกระดานgrà-daanเพราะprɔ́โดนdoonเอียงiiangทำtamให้คะแนนhâi-ká-nɛɛnไม่mâiถูกtùukนับnáp
The dart deflected off the edge of the board because it hit at an angle, so the score didn’t count.
กระสุนgrà-sǔnชิ่งchîngจากjàakพื้นpʉ́ʉnโลหะloo-hàแล้วlɛ́ɛoเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศtítทันทีtan-tiiสร้างsâangอันตรายan-dtà-raaiแก่gɛ̀ɛคนkonที่tîiยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuข้างหลังkâang-lǎng
The bullet ricocheted off the metal surface and immediately changed direction, endangering those standing behind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chîng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |