หาผลประโยชน์(hăa pŏn bprà-yòt)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]

to use a situation or a person unfairly for your own advantage or gain.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)รักเธอrák terรักเธอrák terI love youจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)หรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship3[to] consort with (negative)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòtหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòt1[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]2[to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]
He doesn't really love her; he's just with her to take advantage of her.
2VerbB2

[to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]

to try to get profit or benefit from a situation or activity; can be neutral or negative depending on context.

Examples

สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationตกลงdtòk longตกลงdtòk long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalizeร่วมมือกันrûuam meuu ganร่วมมือกันrûuam meuu gan[to] cooperate; [to] work togetherเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòtหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòt1[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]2[to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]ทางธุรกิจtaang tú-rá-gìtทางธุรกิจtaang tú-rá-gìt1business; commercial2in business terms; for business purposes
The two companies agreed to cooperate to seek business benefits.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หาประโยชน์hăa bprà-yòhtหาประโยชน์hăa bprà-yòht1[to] take advantage of [sb/sth]; [to] exploit [sb/sth]2[to] seek benefits3[to] make use of [sth]; [to] benefit from [sth]
  • [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]; [to] exploit [sb/sth]
  • [to] seek benefits
  • [to] make use of [sth]; [to] benefit from [sth]
แสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòhtแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòht[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gain

[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gain

มาหากินmaa hăa ginมาหากินmaa hăa gin1[to] make a living; come to earn a living2[to] exploit (for profit) (pejorative)
  • [to] make a living; come to earn a living
  • [to] exploit (for profit) (pejorative)
เอาเปรียบao bprìiapเอาเปรียบao bprìiap1[to] take advantage of; exploit2[to] have an unfair advantage over
  • [to] take advantage of; exploit
  • [to] have an unfair advantage over
ตักตวงdtàk dtuuangตักตวงdtàk dtuuang1[to] exploit; [to] reap benefits2[to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
  • [to] exploit; [to] reap benefits
  • [to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible

Word Breakdown

หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)Part 1
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ผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôht1benefit; advantage; good2profit; financial gain; returns3interests; stake4perks; employment benefitsPart 2
หาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòtหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòt[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]