ซบเซา(sóp sao)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

sluggish; depressed; stagnant

Lacking energy or activity; weak or slow (often of markets, sales, business, or social life).

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodร้านค้าráan káaร้านค้าráan káa1shop; store2storefront (on a platform); shop accountหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ยอดขายyôt kăaiยอดขายyôt kăai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldซบเซาsóp saoซบเซาsóp sao1sluggish; depressed; stagnant2[to] languish; be sluggish
Lately the shops in front of the school are quiet and sales are sluggish.
2VerbB2

[to] languish; be sluggish

To remain weak, inactive, or slow, especially in business or the economy.

Examples

ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)ไตรมาสdtrai-mâatไตรมาสdtrai-mâatquarter (of a year)ที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maa1past; previous; last (time already passed)2previously; earlier; so far (context-dependent)ยอดขายyôt kăaiยอดขายyôt kăai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ซบเซาsóp saoซบเซาsóp sao1sluggish; depressed; stagnant2[to] languish; be sluggishแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโปรโมชันbpro-mo-chánโปรโมชันbpro-mo-chán1promotion (special offer; deal)2promotion (publicity/marketing push)3[to] promote (a product/event)
In the past quarter, sales remained sluggish despite promotions.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ซบsópซบsóp1[to] rest one's head against [sb/sth]2[to] droop; slump (head/body)3[to] slump; be sluggish (economy/market; esp. headlines)
  • [to] rest one's head against [sb/sth]
  • [to] droop; slump (head/body)
  • [to] slump; be sluggish (economy/market; esp. headlines)
แฟบfâepแฟบfâep1deflated; flat (from loss of air)2[to] lose air; go flat3sunken; shrunken; not full (colloquial)4sluggish; flat (figurative)
  • deflated; flat (from loss of air)
  • [to] lose air; go flat
  • sunken; shrunken; not full (colloquial)
  • sluggish; flat (figurative)
แฟบๆfâep fâepแฟบๆfâep fâep1rather flat/deflated; limp2somewhat thin/gaunt3sluggish/quiet (business, activity)
  • rather flat/deflated; limp
  • somewhat thin/gaunt
  • sluggish/quiet (business, activity)
ชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua1[to] slow down; decelerate2[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]3slowdown; deceleration
  • [to] slow down; decelerate
  • [to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]
  • slowdown; deceleration
วังชาwang chaaวังชาwang chaa1numb; benumbed2sluggish; stagnant3[to] go numb; lose feeling
  • numb; benumbed
  • sluggish; stagnant
  • [to] go numb; lose feeling

Word Breakdown

ซบsópซบsóp1[to] rest one's head against [sb/sth]2[to] droop; slump (head/body)3[to] slump; be sluggish (economy/market; esp. headlines)Part 1
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เซาsaoเซาsao1[to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)2[to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)Part 2
ซบเซาsóp saoซบเซาsóp saosluggish; depressed; stagnant