บีบ
bìipMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] squeeze; compress
To press something from one or more sides to make it tighter or smaller, often with the hand or fingers.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบีบbìipบีบbìip1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)ฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náam1sponge (cleaning tool)2sponge (animal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แบนbɛɛnแบนbɛɛn1flat; flattened2[to] become flat; be flattened3[to] ban; boycott (slang)4flat (chested/breasted) (colloquial)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanks
He pressed the sponge flat before putting it in the bucket.
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I pressed the milk carton flat to save space in the trash bin.
Mom gently pressed the clay lump to make it a tighter sphere.
ช่างchângบีบbìipท่อtɔ̂ɔพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkจากjàakด้านข้างdâan-kâangทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiใส่sàiเข้าkâoช่องchɔ̂ngได้dâaiพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The technician pressed the plastic tube from both sides so it would fit neatly into the slot.
2VerbA2
[to] pinch
To squeeze something between fingers or a tool in a small area, sometimes causing pain.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบีบbìipบีบbìip1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)สิวsǐuสิวsǐuacne; pimple; spotแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He squeezed a pimple and it hurt a lot.
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Mom squeezed a lime into the bowl with her fingers.
หมอmŏrบีบbèepไหล่làiเบาbaoๆ-ตรงจุดdtrong jùtตึงdteungเพื่อpêuuaคลายกล้ามเนื้อklaai glâam néuuaแต่dtàeผมpŏmยังyangรู้สึกrúu-sèukเจ็บแปลบjèp bplàep
The doctor gently squeezed the tense spot on my shoulder to relax the muscle, but I still felt a sharp pain.
3VerbB2
[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)
To coerce or apply pressure on someone to act a certain way; to constrain someone's choices.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefบีบให้bìip-hâiบีบให้bìip-hâi[to] force [sb] [to do sth]; [to] compel; [to] pressure [sb] into [doing sth]ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápยอมรับyɔɔm-ráp1[to] accept; consent to2[to] admit; acknowledge3[to] recognize; concede (merit/validity)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâa1although; even though2even ifไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make
He was pressured by his boss to accept more work even though he didn’t want to.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaบีบให้bìip-hâiเธอtəəตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเร็วreoทั้งที่táng-tîiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunยังyangไม่mâiครบkróp
Her family pressured her to decide quickly even though the information wasn’t complete.
สัญญาsǎn-yaaที่tîiกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นตายsên-dtaaiสั้นsânเกินไปgəən-bpaiบีบให้bìip-hâiทีมtiimต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakทางลัดtaang-látและlɛ́ตัดdtàtคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
A contract with an overly short deadline forced the team to take shortcuts and cut some quality.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumบีบให้bìip-hâiเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมyɔɔmประนีประนอมbprà-nii-bprà-nɔɔmทั้งที่táng-tîiเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
The atmosphere in the meeting pressured him to compromise even though the terms were unfair.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bìip
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |