ชิ้นๆ
chín chínMeaning
1AdverbA2
in pieces; into pieces
describes something that has been broken or cut into multiple parts or fragments.
Examples
แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)แตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)เป็นชิ้นๆbpen chín-chínเป็นชิ้นๆbpen chín-chínin pieces; into pieces
The glass broke into pieces.
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He dropped the plate and it shattered into pieces all over the floor.
Mom cut the chicken into pieces to prepare for cooking.
หลังพายุlăng paa-yúพัดผ่านpát pàanกิ่งไม้gìng máaiหักhàkเป็นชิ้นๆbpen chín-chínกระจายgrà-jaaiอยู่yòoทั่วtûuaสวนsŭuan
After the storm passed, tree branches were broken into pieces and scattered all over the garden.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชิ้นๆ said ชิ้น-ชิ้น?
chín chín
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chín
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |