ดึงดัน(deung dan)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] insist stubbornly; persist obstinately

to keep insisting on doing something in a stubborn way, refusing to listen or change despite advice or opposition

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดึงดันdeung danดึงดันdeung dan1[to] insist stubbornly; persist obstinately2stubborn; obstinateจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitทั้งๆtáng tángทั้งๆtáng tángcontrast marker (with 'ที่')ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)เตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8rice
He stubbornly insisted on going on the trip, even though his friends warned that a storm was coming.
2AdjectiveB2

stubborn; obstinate

describing someone who is unreasonably determined and unwilling to change their mind

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleดึงดันdeung danดึงดันdeung dan1[to] insist stubbornly; persist obstinately2stubborn; obstinateไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เหตุผลhèt pŏnเหตุผลhèt pŏn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationality3motive; groundsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He is a stubborn person; he rarely listens to anyone's reasoning.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] pull back; retract; hold back4[to] drag (on a screen)Part 1
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ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3to press/raise [prices, pressure, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)5move aside!; make way! (imperative)6darn; shoot (mild exclamation)Part 2
ดึงดันdeung danดึงดันdeung dan[to] insist stubbornly; persist obstinately