ชีว
chii-wáMeanings
1NounB2
life; living; bio- (combining form)
Relating to life or living things; used chiefly as a combining form meaning bio-, as in ชีววิทยาชีววิทยาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaabiology (biology) or ชีวภาพชีวภาพchii-wá-pâap1biological; relating to life2bio-; biological (attributive) (biological).
Examples
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessวิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side ofชีววิทยาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaaชีววิทยาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaabiologyเชิงchəəngเชิงchəəng1base; foot (of an object)2aspect; perspective; approach3in terms of; in the aspect of4tending toward; having a ... tendency5base; stand (decorative support)คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə1computer2computer [attrib.]
The university opened a new course in computational biology.
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โครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeเน้นnénการใช้gaan cháiวัสดุwát-sà-dùชีวภาพchee-wá-pâapเพื่อpêuuaลดlótขยะพลาสติกkà-yà pláas-dtìk
This project focuses on using biobased materials to reduce plastic waste.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังพัฒนาgam-lang-pát-tá-naaพลังงานชีวภาพpá-lang-ngaan-chii-wá-pâapจากjàakเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดแทนtót-tɛɛnเชื้อเพลิงchʉ́ʉa-pləəngฟอสซิลfɔ̂ɔt-sin
The company is developing bioenergy from food waste to replace fossil fuels.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiทำงานtam-ngaanสหสาขาsà-hà-sǎa-kǎaทั้งtángชีววิทยาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaaสังเคราะห์sǎng-krɔ́และlɛ́วิศวกรรมwít-sà-wá-gamชีวการแพทย์chii-wá-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangวัคซีนwák-siinรุ่นใหม่rûn-mài
Researchers work across disciplines, including synthetic biology and biomedical engineering, to create next-generation vaccines.
2NounC1
life; vitality (literary/poetic)
Life or vitality in a literary or poetic register.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ดวงตาduuang-dtaaดวงตาduuang-dtaaeyeของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoชีวchii-wáชีวchii-wá1life; living; bio- (combining form)2life; vitality (literary/poetic)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2[to] extinguish; turn off3out; off; not runningแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)ชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!
In his eyes there is still a life-force that refuses to fade, even after life’s storms.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiหายใจhǎai-jaiด้วยdûuaiชีวchii-wáแห่งhɛ̀ngความหวังkwaam-wǎngทำให้tam-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kถูกtùukปลุกbplùkให้hâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn
This poem breathes with the vitality of hope, awakening the reader.
เสียงขลุ่ยsǐiang-klùiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnปลุกbplùkชีวchii-wáในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamให้hâiภาพpâapวัยเยาว์wai-yaoผุดพรายpùt-praaiขึ้นkʉ̂nอีกครั้งìik-kráng
The nighttime flute revives the life within memories, bringing youthful images shimmering back.
แม้mɛ́ɛเมืองmʉʉangจะjàกร่อนgrɔ̀ɔnสึกsʉ̀kด้วยdûuaiกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaแต่dtɛ̀ɛซอกซอยsɔ̂ɔk-sɔɔiยังyangคุกรุ่นkú-grùnด้วยdûuaiชีวchii-wáของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konที่tîiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmยุบyúpพับpáp
Though the city erodes with time, its alleys still smolder with the vitality of people who refuse to fold.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชีว said ชี-วะ?
chii-wá
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |