ถอยห่าง(tŏi hàang)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] move away; [to] step back
to move or step back to create physical distance from someone or something
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูngooงูngoosnakeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ถอยห่างtŏi hàangถอยห่างtŏi hàang1[to] move away; [to] distance oneself2[to] move away; [to] step back3[to] distance oneself
He saw a snake, so he quickly stepped back.
2VerbB1
[to] move away; [to] distance oneself
to move or step back to create distance; to distance oneself from someone or something, either physically or emotionally.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูngooงูngoosnakeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ถอยห่างtŏi hàangถอยห่างtŏi hàang1[to] move away; [to] distance oneself2[to] move away; [to] step back3[to] distance oneself
He saw a snake, so he quickly stepped back.
3VerbB1
[to] distance oneself
to distance oneself from someone or something emotionally or abstractly
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toถอยห่างtŏi hàangถอยห่างtŏi hàang1[to] move away; [to] distance oneself2[to] move away; [to] step back3[to] distance oneselfจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; disposition3temper; behavioral trait (good/bad)ไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!
I started to distance myself from that group of friends because they have bad habits.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตีตัวออกห่างdtee dtuua òk hàangตีตัวออกห่างdtee dtuua òk hàang1[to] distance oneself; keep one's distance2[to] dissociate oneself; cut ties
- [to] distance oneself; keep one's distance
- [to] dissociate oneself; cut ties
ออกห่างòk hàangออกห่างòk hàang1[to] move away; [to] keep away2[to] distance oneself; [to] drift apart
- [to] move away; [to] keep away
- [to] distance oneself; [to] drift apart
เว้นระยะห่างwén rá-yá hàangเว้นระยะห่างwén rá-yá hàang1[to] keep a physical distance2[to] keep emotional distance
- [to] keep a physical distance
- [to] keep emotional distance
ปลีกตัวbplèek dtuuaปลีกตัวbplèek dtuua[to] withdraw oneself; slip away
[to] withdraw oneself; slip away
ถอยฉากtŏi chàakถอยฉากtŏi chàak1[to] back off; [to] withdraw; [to] step aside2[to] move the backdrop/scene back (theater/film)
- [to] back off; [to] withdraw; [to] step aside
- [to] move the backdrop/scene back (theater/film)
Word Breakdown
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ถอยห่างtŏi hàangถอยห่างtŏi hàang[to] move away; [to] step back