เข้มแข็ง(kêm-kăeng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

strong; resilient (mental/emotional)

having inner strength and resilience; able to withstand difficulties without being easily discouraged

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengเข้มแข็งkêm-kăeng1strong; resilient (mental/emotional)2robust; sturdy (health/spirit)3forceful; vigorous (policy/action)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเหนื่อยใจnèuay jaiเหนื่อยใจnèuay jaiemotionally exhausted; [to] feel disheartenedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
She is very resilient even though she faced something exhausting today.
2AdjectiveB1

robust; sturdy (health/spirit)

showing firmness or vigor in health or spirit; able to endure stress or hardship

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ผ่าตัดpàa dtàtผ่าตัดpàa dtàt1[to] operate (surgically)2surgery; operationเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleฟื้นตัวféun dtuuaฟื้นตัวféun dtuua1[to] recover; [to] bounce back2[to] rebound (economy/market)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily healthเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengเข้มแข็งkêm-kăeng1strong; resilient (mental/emotional)2robust; sturdy (health/spirit)3forceful; vigorous (policy/action)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
After surgery he’s recovering gradually, and his body is becoming stronger.
3AdjectiveB2

forceful; vigorous (policy/action)

showing firmness and determination in actions or measures; strong and decisive

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]มาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaan1measure; policy step2preventive/restrictive measure3classifier: ประการที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengเข้มแข็งkêm-kăeng1strong; resilient (mental/emotional)2robust; sturdy (health/spirit)3forceful; vigorous (policy/action)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakการทุจริตgaan tút-jà-rìtการทุจริตgaan tút-jà-rìt1corruption; dishonest conduct; fraud2public-sector or corporate corruption
The government must use strong measures to stop corruption.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เข้มkêmเข้มkêm1strong; intense (taste/smell)2deep; rich (color)3strict; rigorous4serious; stern (manner/face)5strong (coffee/tea/medicine)Part 1
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แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectPart 2
เข้มแข็งkêm-kăengเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengstrong; resilient (mental/emotional)