เฉียง(chĭiang)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

slanted; oblique; diagonal

At an angle; not vertical or horizontal; not straight across.

Examples

แขวนkwăenแขวนkwăen1[to] hang [sth]; suspend [sth] from above2[to] suspend; put on hold; shelve3[to] hang (execute)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเฉียงchĭiangเฉียงchĭiang1slanted; oblique; diagonal2diagonally; at an angle3oblique/intercardinal (in compounds)นิดหนึ่งnít nèungนิดหนึ่งnít nèung1a little; a bit2just a momentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeมีมิติmee mí-dtìมีมิติmee mí-dtì1[to] have depth; be multidimensional (lit./fig.)2three-dimensional; with dimensionalityขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
Hang the picture at a slight angle; it will look more dimensional.
2AdverbB1

diagonally; at an angle

In a slanted or angled direction.

Examples

วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเฉียงchĭiangเฉียงchĭiang1slanted; oblique; diagonal2diagonally; at an angle3oblique/intercardinal (in compounds)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
Place the book slightly slanted on the table.
3AdjectiveB2

oblique/intercardinal (in compounds)

Used only in compounds to indicate directions between main cardinal points (e.g., ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้dtà-wan òk chĭiang dtâi1southeast (compass point)2southeastern; from or in the southeast ‘southeast’); not a standalone direction word.

Examples

ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainทิศตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือtít dtà-wan òk chĭiang nĕuuaทิศตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือtít dtà-wan òk chĭiang nĕuuanortheast (direction)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแหลมlăemแหลมlăem1sharp; pointed; tapering2cape; headland3keen; shrewd; perceptive4shrill; piercing (sound)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดังนั้นdang nánดังนั้นdang nántherefore; thus; soเรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsเลี้ยวlíiaoเลี้ยวlíiao[to] turn (change direction)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The route to the island lies to the northeast of this cape, so the boat will first turn in that direction.

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