พึ่งพา(pêung paa)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] rely on; depend on
to need or make use of someone or something for help, support, or sustenance
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พึ่งพาpêung paaพึ่งพาpêung paa1[to] rely on; depend on2be reliant (on)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)
I rely on my family when I face problems.
2VerbB1
be reliant (on)
to be in a state of dependence on someone or something for survival or success (often used with ต่อต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequent)
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)พึ่งพาpêung paaพึ่งพาpêung paa1[to] rely on; depend on2be reliant (on)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentการประมงgaan bprà-mongการประมงgaan bprà-mongfisheries; fishing industryเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêepเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêep[to] make a living; support oneself
The island community depends on fishing for survival.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พึ่งpêungพึ่งpêung[to] rely on; depend on; lean on
[to] rely on; depend on; lean on
อาศัยaa-săiอาศัยaa-săi1by; by means of (formal)2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3[to] live; reside; stay (temporarily)
- by; by means of (formal)
- [to] rely on; depend on; make use of
- [to] live; reside; stay (temporarily)
พึ่งพิงpêung pingพึ่งพิงpêung ping[to] rely on; depend on; lean on
[to] rely on; depend on; lean on
ขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàpขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàp[to] depend on [sth/sb]; be up to [sb]; hinge on [sth]
[to] depend on [sth/sb]; be up to [sb]; hinge on [sth]
พิงpingพิงping1[to] lean against; rest on2[to] prop; set [sth] against3[to] rely on; depend on
- [to] lean against; rest on
- [to] prop; set [sth] against
- [to] rely on; depend on
Word Breakdown
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พึ่งพาpêung paaพึ่งพาpêung paa[to] rely on; depend on