ยืนตรง(yeun dtrong)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] stand upright; stand straight

To stand with the body upright and not slouched; to stand straight.

Examples

กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentยืนตรงyeun dtrongยืนตรงyeun dtrong1[to] stand upright; stand straight2[to] stand at attention (drill/command)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Please stand straight.
2VerbB1

[to] stand at attention (drill/command)

To assume the formal posture of attention (heels together, arms at sides), often used as a drill command: Stand at attention!

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyยืนตรงyeun dtrongยืนตรงyeun dtrong1[to] stand upright; stand straight2[to] stand at attention (drill/command)เคารพkao-rópเคารพkao-róp1[to] respect; honor2[to] pay respects3[to] obey; abide byธงชาติtong châatธงชาติtong châatnational flag
All students stand at attention to salute the national flag.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)Part 1
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ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingPart 2
ยืนตรงyeun dtrongยืนตรงyeun dtrong[to] stand upright; stand straight