ชีพ
chêep
Meanings
1NounB2
life; vital force
life or the state of being alive; often used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต่อสู้dtòr sôoต่อสู้dtòr sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend3[to] compete; contend (for victory)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาชีพrák-săa chêepรักษาชีพrák-săa chêep[to] earn a living; maintain [one’s] livelihoodของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfและláeและláeand (coordinating)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt sèt-tà-gìtวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt sèt-tà-gìteconomic crisis
He fought to preserve his life and his family's during the economic crisis.
2NounC1
vital; life-related (as modifier)
relating to life or vital functions, commonly in compounds (e.g., สัญญาณชีพสัญญาณชีพsăn-yaan chêepvital signs ‘vital signs’, จราจรทางชีพ in medical/biological terms)
Examples
พยาบาลบันทึกpá-yaa-baan ban-túekพยาบาลบันทึกpá-yaa-baan ban-túeknursing notes; nursing recordสัญญาณชีพsăn-yaan chêepสัญญาณชีพsăn-yaan chêepvital signsทุกสี่túk sèeชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเฝ้าระวังfâo rá-wangเฝ้าระวังfâo rá-wang[to] monitor; keep watch; be on alertอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaipatient; sick person
The nurse records vital signs every four hours to monitor the patient’s condition.