ช่วงชิง(chûuang ching)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] seize/snatch (before others)
To take something quickly or forcefully, often ahead of or away from someone else.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ช่วงชิงchûuang chingช่วงชิงchûuang ching1[to] seize/snatch (before others)2[to] vie for; strive to secureโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)คนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastrangerก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)อีกฝ่ายèek fàaiอีกฝ่ายèek fàaithe other side; the other party; the other personจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หนีnĕeหนีnĕe1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elope
He quickly snatched his phone back from the stranger before the person could run away.
2VerbB2
[to] vie for; strive to secure
To compete intensely to obtain an advantage, opportunity, or outcome.
Examples
สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitช่วงชิงchûuang chingช่วงชิงchûuang ching1[to] seize/snatch (before others)2[to] vie for; strive to secureโอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityขึ้นนำkêun namขึ้นนำkêun nam[to] take the lead; go aheadจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)ตึงเครียดdteung krîatตึงเครียดdteung krîattense; strained; stressful
The two teams fiercely competed for the chance to take the lead, making the game tense.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แก่งแย่งgàeng yâengแก่งแย่งgàeng yâeng[to] scramble for; vie for; compete for
[to] scramble for; vie for; compete for
แย่งชิงyâeng chingแย่งชิงyâeng ching[to] seize; snatch; fight over; vie for
[to] seize; snatch; fight over; vie for
แย่งyâengแย่งyâeng1[to] snatch; grab away (from someone)2[to] compete for; vie for3[to] interrupt; talk over (colloq.)
- [to] snatch; grab away (from someone)
- [to] compete for; vie for
- [to] interrupt; talk over (colloq.)
ฉกฉวยchòk chŭuaiฉกฉวยchòk chŭuai1[to] snatch; grab (opportunistically)2[to] capitalize on; exploit (an opportunity)
- [to] snatch; grab (opportunistically)
- [to] capitalize on; exploit (an opportunity)
Word Breakdown
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ช่วงชิงchûuang chingช่วงชิงchûuang ching[to] seize/snatch (before others)