เชิญตัว(chern dtuua)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] summon [sb]; [to] request [sb] to come

to formally or politely ask someone to come to a place, often for an official reason

Examples

พิธีกรpí-tee-gonพิธีกรpí-tee-gonhost; MC; presenter; emceeเชิญตัวchern dtuuaเชิญตัวchern dtuua1[to] summon [sb]; [to] request [sb] to come2[to] take [sb] in for questioning; [to] escortแขกรับเชิญkàek ráp chernแขกรับเชิญkàek ráp chern1invited guest2guest on a show; guest starขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)พูดคุยpôot kuiพูดคุยpôot kui1[to] talk; chat2[to] discussบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)
The host invited the guest to come up and talk on stage.
2VerbB2

[to] take [sb] in for questioning; [to] escort

to escort someone or take them in for questioning (commonly used as a polite euphemism by police or authorities instead of 'arrest' or 'detain')

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเชิญตัวchern dtuuaเชิญตัวchern dtuua1[to] summon [sb]; [to] request [sb] to come2[to] take [sb] in for questioning; [to] escortผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สอบปากคำsòp bpàak kamสอบปากคำsòp bpàak kam[to] interrogate; [to] take a formal statement; [to] examine a witnessที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงพักrohng pákโรงพักrohng pákpolice station
The police took the suspect in for questioning at the police station.

Word Breakdown

เชิญchernเชิญchern1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
เชิญตัวchern dtuuaเชิญตัวchern dtuua[to] summon [sb]; [to] request [sb] to come