ถอยหลัง

tŏi lăng

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] move backward; reverse; retreat

To go in the reverse direction; to back up or step back (of a person or vehicle); to retreat.

Examples

รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverse
The car is backing up.
2NounA2

backward(s); in reverse

In a backward direction; toward the rear; in reverse.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverse
He walks backward.
3NounB2

[to] regress; backslide

To move backward in progress, development, or status; to become less advanced.

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakพัฒนาpát-tá-naaพัฒนาpát-tá-naa1[to] develop; improve2[to] develop [sb/sth] (skills; capacity)3development (process)ประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; stateของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverse
If we stop developing, our country will regress.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)3[to] decline; regress; deterioratePart 1
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หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)Part 2
ถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng[to] move backward; reverse; retreat