ดิ้นรน
dîn-ronMeanings
1VerbB1
[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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดิ้นรนdîn-ronดิ้นรนdîn-ron1[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival2[to] struggle (physically) to get freeหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang-krɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua[to] support [one's] family
He works hard every day, struggling to support his family.
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ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàลำบากlam-bàakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ดิ้นรนdîn-ronส่งsòngลูกlûukเรียนriianให้hâiจบjòpจนได้jon-dâai
No matter how difficult it was, he struggled until he could successfully get his child through school.
คนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngดิ้นรนdîn-ronอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàมีmiiบ้านbâanเป็นbpenของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Many people in the new generation have to struggle hard in order to own their own house.
ในnaiภาวะเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำpaa-wá-sèet-tà-gìt-dtòk-dtàmประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngดิ้นรนdîn-ronเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtจากjàakค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipที่tîiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n
In an economic downturn, people must struggle to survive the rising cost of living.
2VerbB1
[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
ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดิ้นรนdîn-ronดิ้นรนdîn-ron1[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival2[to] struggle (physically) to get freeอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]แหhɛ̌ɛแหhɛ̌ɛcast net; throw netของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolk
The big fish is struggling in the fisherman's net.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดิ้นรนdîn-ronเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหนีnǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องhɔ̂ngที่tîiถูกtùukขังkǎngไว้wáiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
He tried to struggle free from the locked room, but was unsuccessful.
โจรjooดิ้นรนdîn-ronขัดขืนkàt-kʉ̌ʉnเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaตำรวจdtam-rùuatพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàใส่sàiกุญแจมือgun-jɛɛ-mʉʉ
The thief struggled and resisted when the police tried to handcuff him.
ผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paiที่têeติดอยู่dtìt yòoใต้dtâiซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangพยายามpà-yaa-yaamดิ้นรนdîn ronอย่างyàangสุดชีวิตsùt chee-wítเพื่อให้pêuua hâiตัวเองdtuua engเป็นอิสระbpen ìt-sà-rà
The victim trapped under the rubble struggled with all their might to free themselves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dîn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดิ้นdînดิ้นdîn1[to] dance (informal; lively)2[to] wriggle; squirm; writhe; thrash3[to] struggle; resist (figurative)4metallic thread; gold or silver embroidery thread[to] dance (informal; lively)Part 1
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ดิ้นรนdîn-ronดิ้นรนdîn-ron[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival[to] struggle; strive; fight for survivalWord