หลีกเลี่ยง
lìik-lîiangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of
to keep away from something or someone, or to try to prevent something from happening
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiang1[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of2[to] circumvent; sidestepถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I avoid this road in the evening because the traffic is very heavy.
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เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการป่วยgaan-bpùuaiเขาkǎoกินginอาหารaa-hǎanสะอาดsà-àatและlɛ́พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnให้hâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔ
To avoid getting sick, he eats clean food and gets enough rest.
เราraoควรkuuanหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการเผชิญหน้าgaan-pà-chəən-nâaที่tîiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenและlɛ́หาวิธีhǎa-wí-tiiเจรจาjee-rá-jaaอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòp
We should avoid unnecessary confrontations and find ways to negotiate peacefully.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtวางwaangมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanเข้มkêmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangด้านdâanความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiและlɛ́ลดlótโอกาสoo-gàatเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèet
The company implemented strict measures to avoid safety risks and reduce the chance of accidents.
2VerbB2
[to] circumvent; sidestep
to get around a rule, duty, or difficulty without confronting it directly
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiang1[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of2[to] circumvent; sidestepการทำgaan-tamการทำgaan-tamthe act of doing/making; execution; performanceรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterอ้างว่าâang-wâaอ้างว่าâang-wâa[to] claim thatงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)คอมkɔmคอมkɔmcomputer (informal)เสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisiveness
He tried to get around doing the report by claiming the computer was broken.
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นักเรียนnák-riianบางคนbaang-konหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapด้วยdûuaiการส่งงานgaan-sòng-ngaanช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaเวลาwee-laa
Some students get around the rules by submitting work later than the deadline.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangข้อผูกมัดkɔ̂ɔ-pùuk-mátตามdtaamสัญญาsǎn-yaaโดยdooiตีความdtii-kwaamเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiอย่างyàangแคบkɛ̂ɛp
The company got around its contractual obligations by interpreting the terms narrowly.
เขาkǎoหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการgaanรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpด้วยdûuaiการgaanผลักplàkงานngaanไปให้bpai-hâiทีมtiimอื่นʉ̀ʉn
He got around taking responsibility by pushing the work onto another team.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lìik
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หลีกlìikหลีกlìik1[to] avoid; evade; shun; escape2[to] give way; step aside[to] avoid; evade; shun; escapePart 1
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เลี่ยงlîiangเลี่ยงlîiang1[to] avoid; dodge2[to] avoid; go around (detour)3[to] evade (rules/responsibility)[to] avoid; dodgePart 2
หลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiang[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of[to] avoid; evade; steer clear ofWord