หักหลบ
hàk-lòpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] swerve; [to] dodge
To turn or move suddenly to avoid hitting someone or something.
Examples
คนขับkon-kàpคนขับkon-kàpdriver; chauffeur; operator (of a vehicle)รถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáimotorcycle; motorbikeหักหลบhàk-lòpหักหลบhàk-lòp[to] swerve; [to] dodgeหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseตัดหน้าdtàt-nâaตัดหน้าdtàt-nâa1[to] cut in front (traffic/queue)2[to] pre-empt; forestall
The motorcycle driver swerved to avoid a dog that ran across the road.
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เขาkǎoเบรกbrèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnและlɛ́หักหลบhàk-lòpไปbpaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiชนchonกับgàpรถrótที่tîiสวนมาsǔuan-maa
He braked suddenly and swerved to the left to avoid colliding with an oncoming car.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเด็กdèkวิ่งwîngพรวดprûuatออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakซอยsɔɔiผมpǒmตกใจdtòk-jaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipหักหลบhàk-lòpแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tan
When the child darted out from the alley, I was so startled that I had to quickly swerve, almost not in time.
ปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaที่tîiรวดเร็วrûuat-reoของkɔ̌ɔngคนขับkon-kàpในnaiการgaanหักหลบhàk-lòpต้นไม้dtôn-máaiที่tîiล้มlómขวางkwǎangถนนtà-nǒnช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทุกคนtúk-konในรถnai-rótรอดrɔ̂ɔtจากjàakอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngได้dâai
The driver's quick reaction in swerving to avoid the fallen tree blocking the road saved everyone in the car from a serious accident.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàk
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
หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; less[to] break; snapPart 1
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หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude4[to] return; go back (Southern Thai)[to] dodge; avoidPart 2
หักหลบhàk-lòpหักหลบhàk-lòp[to] swerve; [to] dodge[to] swerve; [to] dodgeWord