ดิ่ง
dìngMeanings
1AdverbB1
straight; directly
Straight toward a place, without stopping or going another way.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเลิกเรียนlêrk riianเลิกเรียนlêrk riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is outฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดิ่งdìngดิ่งdìng1straight; directly2[to] plunge; [to] drop straight down3straight down; vertical(ly)4[to] plummet; drop sharply (figurative)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Yesterday, as soon as school finished, I went straight home.
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ทันทีที่tan-tee têeรู้rúuว่าwâaแม่mâeเข้าโรงพยาบาลkâo rohng-pá-yaa-baanเขาkăoก็gâwดิ่งdìngไปที่bpai têeโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโดยdoiไม่mâiแวะwáeที่ไหนtêe năi
As soon as he learned that his mother had been hospitalized, he headed straight to the hospital without stopping anywhere.
หลังlăngลงlongจากjàakรถไฟrót faiเธอterก็gâwดิ่งdìngไปbpaiที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanเพราะpráwใกล้glâiถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaประชุมbprà-chumแล้วláeo
After getting off the train, she went straight to work because it was almost time for the meeting.
แม้máeเพื่อนpêuuanจะjàชวนให้chuan hâiแวะกินwá ginข้าวkâaoด้วยกันdûuai ganแต่dtàeพอporประชุมbprà-chumเสร็จsètเขาkăoก็gâwดิ่งdìngกลับบ้านglàp bâanเพราะpráwต้องdtôngไปดูbpai dooแลlaeลูกlôokที่têeกำลังgam-langป่วยbpùai
Although his friends invited him to stop for a meal, he headed straight home after the meeting because he needed to look after his sick child.
2VerbB2
[to] plunge; [to] drop straight down
To move or fall straight downward, often quickly.
Examples
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)หลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended bounds5[to] disconnect; lose connection6[to] drop out; be left outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตึกdtʉ̀kตึกdtʉ̀kbuilding (of masonry or concrete)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดิ่งลงdìng-longดิ่งลงdìng-long[to] plunge; [to] plummetสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
The ball slipped from the building and plunged straight down to the ground rapidly.
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พอpɔɔเชือกchʉ̂ʉakขาดkàatถังtǎngน้ำnáamก็gɔ̂หลุดมือlùt-mʉʉแล้วlɛ́ɛoดิ่งลงdìng-longบ่อbɔ̀ɔทันทีtan-tii
When the rope snapped, the water bucket slipped from the hand and plummeted straight into the well.
เหยี่ยวyìaoพุ่งขึ้นpûng kêunสูงsŏongแล้วláeoดิ่งdìngตรงdtrongลงมาlong maaจับjàpเหยื่อyèuuaอย่างแม่นยำyàang mâen-yam
The hawk soared high and then dived straight down to seize its prey precisely.
พอpɔɔเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonดับdàpเครื่องร่อนkrʉ̂ʉang-rɔ̂ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmดิ่งลงdìng-longตามdtaamแรงโน้มถ่วงrɛɛng-nóom-tùuangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนักบินnák-binจะjàกู้gûuอาaaการกลับมาgaan-glàp-maaได้dâai
When the engine cut out, the glider began to drop straight down under gravity before the pilot recovered it.
3AdverbB2
straight down; vertical(ly)
In a straight, vertical direction, usually downward (e.g., ตกดิ่ง, ดิ่งลงดิ่งลงdìng-long[to] plunge; [to] plummet).
Examples
ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnดิ่งdìngดิ่งdìng1straight; directly2[to] plunge; [to] drop straight down3straight down; vertical(ly)4[to] plummet; drop sharply (figurative)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / galleryชั้นสามchán săamชั้นสามchán săam1third floor2third classลงพื้นlong péunลงพื้นlong péun1[to] come down onto the ground or floor; land2[to] apply a base coat; prepare a surfaceดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปังbpangปังbpang1awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)2bang; boom (sound)
The ball dropped straight down from the third-floor balcony to the ground with a bang.
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ลิฟต์lípค้างkáangแล้วláeoดิ่งลงdìng longชั้นล่างchán lâangอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konใจคอไม่ดีjai ko mâi dee
The elevator stalled and then descended straight down to the ground floor slowly, making everyone uneasy.
เข็มkěmน้ำหนักnám-nàkบนbonสปริงสเกลsà-bpring-sà-geenดิ่งลงdìng-longทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฉันchǎnยืนขึ้นyʉʉn-kʉ̂nแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaยังyangไม่mâiศูนย์sǔun
The pointer on the spring scale went straight down immediately when I stepped on it, meaning it wasn't zeroed.
หยดyòtฝนfǒnเม็ดmétแรกrɛ̂ɛkดิ่งลงdìng-longจากjàakชายคาchaai-kaaเป็นbpenเส้นตรงsên-dtrongก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiเมฆmêekจะjàปล่อยbplɔ̀iสายฝนsǎai-fǒnลงมาlong-maa
The first raindrop plunged straight down from the eaves in a vertical line before the clouds released a downpour.
4VerbB2
[to] plummet; drop sharply (figurative)
To fall quickly by a large amount, especially in price, value, or number.
Examples
ราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnstock priceดิ่งลงdìng-longดิ่งลงdìng-long[to] plunge; [to] plummetหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ขาดทุนkàat-tunขาดทุนkàat-tun1[to] incur a loss2unprofitable; at a loss3loss (financial)4[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]นักลงทุนnák-long-tunนักลงทุนnák-long-tuninvestorหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
The share price plunged after the company announced a loss, prompting many investors to sell quickly.
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ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiร้านráanเราraoดิ่งลงdìng-longในเดือนnai-dʉʉanนี้níiเพราะprɔ́ลูกค้าlûuk-káaหลายคนlǎai-konหันไปhǎn-bpaiซื้อของออนไลน์sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng-ɔɔn-laai
Our shop's sales have plummeted this month because many customers have switched to shopping online.
ค่าเงินkâa-ngənดิ่งลงdìng-longอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoหลังlǎngเกิดgə̀ətวิกฤตwí-grìtการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiต้นทุนdtôn-tunสินค้านำเข้าsǐn-káa-nam-kâoสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nมากmâak
The currency's value plunged rapidly following a political crisis, causing the cost of imported goods to rise sharply.
คะแนนนิยมká-nɛɛn-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanดิ่งลงdìng-longภายในpaai-naiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiวันwanหลังจากlǎng-jàakประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonพบว่าpóp-wâaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiแถลงtà-lɛ̌ɛngไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกับgàpความจริงkwaam-jing
The government's approval rating plummeted within a few days after the public discovered that the information it had announced was inaccurate.