ชีวิน
chii-winMeaning
1NounC1
life (literary)
Life; the state or experience of being alive (formal or literary).
Examples
การได้gaan-dâaiการได้gaan-dâai1acquisition; obtaining2the chance/privilege of doing [sth]ช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa1[to] help; assist2to rescue; to provide reliefผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnothers; other people; someone elseทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชีวินchii-winชีวินchii-winlife (literary)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
Helping others made his life more meaningful.
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สรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngในnaiโลกlôokล้วนlúuanมีmiiจุดเริ่มต้นjùt-rə̂əm-dtônและlɛ́จุดสิ้นสุดjùt-sîn-sùtแห่งhɛ̀ngชีวินchii-winเป็นธรรมดาbpen-tam-má-daa
It is natural that all things in the world have a beginning and an end to their existence.
ในnaiห้วงคำนึงhûuang-kam-nʉngของkɔ̌ɔngกวีgà-wiiชีวินchii-winเปรียบดั่งbprìiap-dàngสายน้ำsǎai-náamที่tîiไหลรินlǎi-rinไปbpaiไม่mâiหวนกลับhǔuan-glàp
In the poet's contemplation, life is like a river that flows onward, never to return.
ปรัชญาbpràt-yaaหลายlǎaiสำนักsǎm-nákพยายามpá-yaa-yaamค้นหาkón-hǎaคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpแก่นแท้gɛ̀n-tɛ́ɛของkɔ̌ɔngชีวินchii-win
Many schools of philosophy attempt to find answers about the true essence of life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชีchiiชีchii1maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)2Catholic/Christian nun (colloquial)maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)Part 1
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วินwinวินwin1[to] win (slang)2a win; victory (slang)3motorcycle-taxi stand; group4motorcycle-taxi driver[to] win (slang)Part 2
ชีวินchii-winชีวินchii-winlife (literary)life (literary)Word