ดิ้นรน

dîn ron

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival

To make hard or desperate efforts to survive, cope, or improve a difficult situation, especially against poverty or adversity.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดิ้นรนdîn ronดิ้นรนdîn ron1[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival2[to] struggle (physically) to get freeหาเลี้ยงhăa líiangหาเลี้ยงhăa líiang1[to] earn a living; support oneself2[to] provide for [sb]; support [sb]ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
He works hard every day, struggling to support his family.
2NounB1

[to] struggle (physically) to get free

To make frantic or forceful physical efforts to escape restraint or a difficult situation; to struggle to get free.

Examples

ปลาตัวbplaa dtuuaปลาตัวbplaa dtuuaa single fish (one animal)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofดิ้นรนdîn ronดิ้นรนdîn ron1[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival2[to] struggle (physically) to get freeอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]แหของhăe kŏngชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolk
The big fish is struggling in the fisherman's net.

Related Words

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ตะเกียกตะกายdtà-gìiak dtà-gaaiตะเกียกตะกายdtà-gìiak dtà-gaai[to] struggle; [to] scramble

[to] struggle; [to] scramble

ต่อสู้ดิ้นรนdtòr sôo dîn ronต่อสู้ดิ้นรนdtòr sôo dîn ron[to] struggle; strive to overcome hardship

[to] struggle; strive to overcome hardship

ปากกัดตีนถีบbpàak gàt dteen tìipปากกัดตีนถีบbpàak gàt dteen tìip[to] struggle for a living

[to] struggle for a living

ต่อสู้dtòr sôoต่อสู้dtòr sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend3[to] compete; contend (for victory)
  • [to] fight; struggle
  • [to] compete; contend
  • [to] compete; contend (for victory)
สู้ชีวิตsôo chee-wítสู้ชีวิตsôo chee-wít1[to] persevere through hardship; struggle to make a living2resilient; hardworking despite hardship
  • [to] persevere through hardship; struggle to make a living
  • resilient; hardworking despite hardship