เฉกเช่น(chèk chèn)

Meanings

1ConjunctionB2

just like; in the same way as

Formal/literary comparative marker meaning ‘just like’ or ‘in the same manner as,’ introducing a clause or phrase.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรักเธอrák terรักเธอrák terI love youสุดหัวใจsùt hŭua jaiสุดหัวใจsùt hŭua jaiwith all one's heartเฉกเช่นที่chàk-chên têeเฉกเช่นที่chàk-chên têejust as; in the same way asพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
He loves her with all his heart, just like his father loves his mother.
2ConjunctionB2

just as; similarly

Used in a formal/literary way to mean ‘just as’ or ‘similarly,’ linking two comparable statements.

Examples

นักกีฬาnák gee-laaนักกีฬาnák gee-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightฝึกซ้อมfèuk sómฝึกซ้อมfèuk sóm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearseอย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intenselyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชัยชนะchai-chá-náชัยชนะchai-chá-návictory; triumph; winเฉกเช่นที่chàk-chên têeเฉกเช่นที่chàk-chên têejust as; in the same way asนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตั้งใจเรียนdtâng jai riianตั้งใจเรียนdtâng jai riian[to] study diligently; [to] pay attention in classเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirable
Athletes must train hard for victory; similarly, students must study diligently for a good future.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เฉกchàytเฉกchàytlike; as (formal/literary)Part 1
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เช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)Part 2
เฉกเช่นchèk chènเฉกเช่นchèk chènjust like; in the same way as