หยุดหย่อน

yùt yòn

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] ease off; let up; slacken

To become less intense, active, or frequent; to slacken or relent. Often used in negative constructions (e.g., ไม่หยุดหย่อนไม่หยุดหย่อนmâi yùt yònunceasingly; relentlessly) to mean 'relentlessly' or 'without letting up'.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainไม่หยุดหย่อนmâi yùt yònไม่หยุดหย่อนmâi yùt yònunceasingly; relentlesslyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
Today, the rain fell relentlessly all day long.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakPart 1
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หย่อนyònหย่อนyòn1[to] lower; let down; drop [sth] in2loose; slack; sagging3inferior; below standard; diminished4[to] relax; ease up; be less strict5short of; below; not quite reachingPart 2
หยุดหย่อนyùt yònหยุดหย่อนyùt yòn[to] ease off; let up; slacken