ลี้

líi

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] hide; conceal oneself

to hide or keep oneself out of sight; to withdraw to avoid being seen

Examples

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2VerbC1

[to] evade; escape (literary)

to avoid or escape danger, pursuit, or an undesirable situation (literary/formal usage)

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)บางส่วนbaang-sùuanบางส่วนbaang-sùuan1some (of); certain (members/parts)2a part; some portion (not all)3partly; in part; partiallyจำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ngจำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ng[to] be obliged to; must (formal)ลี้ภัยlíi-paiลี้ภัยlíi-pai1[to] seek asylum2[to] take refuge; [to] go into exileเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiang1[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of2[to] circumvent; sidestepความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesปะทุbpà-túปะทุbpà-tú1[to] erupt; burst forth2[to] flare up; break out (sudden intensification)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
Some villagers had to flee to avoid the unrest that was erupting.
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3NounC1

li (Chinese unit of distance)

a traditional Chinese unit of distance; in modern mainland China standardized at 500 meters (historically variable)

Examples

ป้ายบอกทางbpâai-bɔ̀ɔk-taangป้ายบอกทางbpâai-bɔ̀ɔk-taangdirection sign; road signpostในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostลี้líiลี้líi1[to] hide; conceal oneself2[to] evade; escape (literary)3li (Chinese unit of distance)4Li (place name)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeเท่ากับtâo-gàpเท่ากับtâo-gàp1[to] equal; be equal to (=)2[to] amount to; be tantamount toประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4moderate; reasonable (literary)ห้าร้อยhâa-rɔ́ɔiห้าร้อยhâa-rɔ́ɔifive hundred; 500เมตรméetเมตรméetmetre; meter (unit of length)
A sign in the museum explains that one li in modern China equals about five hundred meters.
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4Proper nounC1

Li (place name)

a district and town in Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.

Examples

Mr. Li is a language teacher and often joins Chinese community events in Bangkok.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

líi

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——