ถอย(tŏi)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] move back; back up; retreat

to go backward, step back, or retreat; to reverse a vehicle

Examples

ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] make room3[to] advance slightly; move up4[to] adjust; tweakรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)3[to] decline; regress; deteriorateช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Move the car a bit, then reverse slowly.
2VerbB1

[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)

to cancel, reverse, or back out of an agreement, plan, or order

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เงื่อนไขngêuuan kăiเงื่อนไขngêuuan kăi1condition; requirement2terms; provisions3constraint; limitationไม่ชัดเจนmâi chát jenไม่ชัดเจนmâi chát jenunclear; vagueฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ขอถอยkŏr tŏiขอถอยkŏr tŏi1[to] ask to reverse/back up2[to] bow out; withdraw (polite)3[to] concede/step downจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ดีลdinดีลdin1deal (agreement; transaction)2[to] make a deal; negotiate; finalizeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
If the terms aren’t clear, I’m going to back out of this deal.
3VerbB2

[to] decline; regress; deteriorate

to become worse or go down in level, quality, status, or progress; to fall behind

Examples

ผลงานpŏn ngaanผลงานpŏn ngaan1work; output; result2achievementของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverseจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โค้ชkóhtโค้ชkóht1coach; trainer2[to] coach; [to] trainเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newลาออกlaa òkลาออกlaa òk[to] resign; quit; withdraw
The team’s performance started to decline after the former coach resigned.

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ถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverse
  • [to] move backward; reverse; retreat
  • [to] regress; backslide
  • backward(s); in reverse
ถอนทัพtŏn tápถอนทัพtŏn táp1[to] withdraw troops; [to] retreat2[to] back down; [to] withdraw (from a conflict)
  • [to] withdraw troops; [to] retreat
  • [to] back down; [to] withdraw (from a conflict)
ถอยกลับtŏi glàpถอยกลับtŏi glàp[to] retreat; [to] go back; [to] back up (a vehicle)

[to] retreat; [to] go back; [to] back up (a vehicle)

ถอยร่นtŏi rônถอยร่นtŏi rôn1[to] retreat; move back2[to] be pushed back; recede3[to] scale back; roll back (fig.)
  • [to] retreat; move back
  • [to] be pushed back; recede
  • [to] scale back; roll back (fig.)
ถอยรถtŏi rótถอยรถtŏi rót[to] reverse a car; [to] back up a vehicle

[to] reverse a car; [to] back up a vehicle