เชี่ยว(chîao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
swift; rapid; strong (current)
Moving fast and forcefully, especially of water flow or current.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesเชี่ยวchîaoเชี่ยวchîao1swift; rapid; strong (current)2expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!ตกน้ำdtòk náamตกน้ำdtòk náam1[to] fall into water2[sth] fall in water and get ruined; [plan] flopนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
The water in the canal is very fast today; be careful not to fall in.
2AdjectiveB2
expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)
Highly skilled or very experienced at something; often used with ในในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official) or เรื่องเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/cases to mark the field.
Examples
พี่เขาpêe kăoพี่เขาpêe kăothat older sibling/person; he/she (older)เชี่ยวchîaoเชี่ยวchîao1swift; rapid; strong (current)2expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêr1computer2computer [attrib.]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problemก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameพี่เขาpêe kăoพี่เขาpêe kăothat older sibling/person; he/she (older)ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the time
He’s highly skilled in computer repair; whenever someone has a problem, they call him.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เชี่ยวชาญchîiao chaanเชี่ยวชาญchîiao chaan1expert; highly skilled2[to] be expert in; have expertise in
- expert; highly skilled
- [to] be expert in; have expertise in
กรากgràakกรากgràak1rash; impetuous; aggressive (in manner)2headlong; forcefully; rashly (of movement or flow)
- rash; impetuous; aggressive (in manner)
- headlong; forcefully; rashly (of movement or flow)
แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
- strong; intense; severe
- force; strength; power
- hard; strongly (adverbial use)
ชำนาญcham-naanชำนาญcham-naan1skilled; proficient2[to] be skilled in; [to] be adept at
- skilled; proficient
- [to] be skilled in; [to] be adept at
เชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràakเชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràak1intense; fierce (figurative)2torrential; fast-flowing (water)
- intense; fierce (figurative)
- torrential; fast-flowing (water)