หกล้มหกลุก(hòk-lóm hòk-lúk)
Meanings
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[to] stumble along; [to] fall and get up repeatedly
to stumble along; to repeatedly fall down and get back up, often while moving in a hurry or panic
Examples
เด็กชายdèk chaaiเด็กชายdèk chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)3classifier: คน (person)ตกใจกลัวdtòk jai gluuaตกใจกลัวdtòk jai gluua[to] be frightened; [to] be scaredเสียงฟ้าร้องsĭiang fáa róngเสียงฟ้าร้องsĭiang fáa róngthunder; sound of thunderจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueหกล้มหกลุกhòk-lóm hòk-lúkหกล้มหกลุกhòk-lóm hòk-lúk1[to] stumble along; [to] fall and get up repeatedly2[to] struggle through hardshipsเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)กอดgòtกอดgòt1[to] hug; embrace2a hug; an embraceแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)
The boy was terrified by the sound of thunder, so he ran stumbling and falling into the house to hug his mother.
2VerbC1
[to] struggle through hardships
to struggle through difficulties; to experience many ups and downs or obstacles in life
Examples
กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหกล้มหกลุกhòk-lóm hòk-lúkหกล้มหกลุกhòk-lóm hòk-lúk1[to] stumble along; [to] fall and get up repeatedly2[to] struggle through hardshipsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
Before he could build this business, he had to struggle through ups and downs for many years.
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หกล้มหกลุกhòk-lóm hòk-lúkหกล้มหกลุกhòk-lóm hòk-lúk[to] stumble along; [to] fall and get up repeatedly