ดำรงชีพ(dam-rong chêep)
Meanings
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[to] make a living; [to] subsist
to support oneself and maintain life, often by working to earn basic needs; to subsist or make a living.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateหลายอย่างlăai yàangหลายอย่างlăai yàangmany things; various thingsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดำรงชีพdam-rong chêepดำรงชีพdam-rong chêep[to] make a living; [to] subsistในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepcost of livingสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
He works many jobs to make a living in a city with such a high cost of living.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
รักษาชีพrák-săa chêepรักษาชีพrák-săa chêep[to] earn a living; maintain [one’s] livelihood
[to] earn a living; maintain [one’s] livelihood
เลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêepเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêep[to] make a living; support oneself
[to] make a living; support oneself
ยังชีพyang chêepยังชีพyang chêep1[to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living2[to] sustain/maintain life; keep alive
- [to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living
- [to] sustain/maintain life; keep alive
เลี้ยงชีวิตlîang-chii-wítเลี้ยงชีวิตlîang-chii-wít[to] make a living; [to] support oneself; [to] sustain life
[to] make a living; [to] support oneself; [to] sustain life
กินอยู่gin yòoกินอยู่gin yòo1[to] get by; make ends meet2livelihood; living conditions
- [to] get by; make ends meet
- livelihood; living conditions
Word Breakdown
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ดำรงชีพdam-rong chêepดำรงชีพdam-rong chêep[to] make a living; [to] subsist