เฉยชา(chŏei-chaa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
indifferent; apathetic
Showing little or no interest, feeling, or concern; emotionally unresponsive.
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilled3exciting; thrilling (causing excitement) [via น่า- form]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in mannerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)ๆ-
Even when friends told an exciting story, he still seemed indifferent and showed no emotion.
2AdjectiveB2
cold; aloof in manner
Behaving in a distant or unwelcoming way; lacking warmth in interactions.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทักทายták taaiทักทายták taai1greeting; salutation2[to] greet; say hello; exchange greetingsอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)สุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1gentle; mild (manner/speech)2formal; refined (register)3polite; courteousแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สีหน้าsĕe nâaสีหน้าsĕe nâafacial expressionยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in mannerทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyห่างเหินhàang hĕrnห่างเหินhàang hĕrn1[to] grow apart; become estranged; keep one’s distance2distant; aloof
He greeted politely, but his expression remained distant, making the atmosphere rather aloof.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เย็นชาyen chaaเย็นชาyen chaa1cold; unemotional2[to] act aloof
- cold; unemotional
- [to] act aloof
เฉยเมยchŏie moieเฉยเมยchŏie moie1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apathetically
- indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic
- indifferently; apathetically
ทั้งชาtáng chaaทั้งชาtáng chaa1emotionally numb; unresponsive2numb; without sensation
- emotionally numb; unresponsive
- numb; without sensation
เฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2calm; unruffled3[to] stay indifferent/not react4plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)
- indifferent; unfazed
- calm; unruffled
- [to] stay indifferent/not react
- plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)
เมินเฉยmern chŏeiเมินเฉยmern chŏei[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent
[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent
Word Breakdown
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เฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaaindifferent; apathetic