เช็ง(cheng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

clear; light

clear and light, especially used to describe thin soup or broth that is not thick or cloudy

Examples

น้ำซุปnáam súpน้ำซุปnáam súp1broth; stock2clear soup (broth)ก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dishร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelเช็งchengเช็งcheng1[to] drag race2clear; lightมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ชื่นใจchêun jaiชื่นใจchêun jai1refreshing; heartwarming; gratifying; delightful2[to] feel refreshed; feel heartened
The noodle soup at this restaurant is very clear and light; eating it feels refreshing.
2VerbC1

[to] drag race

to race motorcycles, especially in illegal street drag racing (youth slang)

Examples

คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)3we; you all; they (pluralizer with pronouns/names)4those people (often pejorative)5gang; faction; cliqueวัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2adolescence; the teenage years3teenage; for teens; youthfulนัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5bullet (round of ammunition)กันไปgan bpaiกันไปgan bpaitogether; keep doing [sth]เช็งchengเช็งcheng1[to] drag race2clear; lightรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentเปลี่ยวbplìiaoเปลี่ยวbplìiao1desolate; isolated (place/road)2lonely; lonesome (feeling)หลังเที่ยงlăng tîiangหลังเที่ยงlăng tîiangafter noon; in the afternoonคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]
Tonight, the teenagers arranged to go drag racing on the deserted road after midnight.