เหนี่ยวรั้ง

nìiao ráng

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] restrain

To physically hold someone or something back; to restrain or prevent from moving forward or leaving.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao rángเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao ráng1[to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] restrain2[to] hold [sb/sth] back; [to] hinder; [to] impedeแขนkăaenแขนkăaen1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3arm (of organization)4classifier: sleeves; armsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2[to] skip; omit3across; over; crosswise4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; street
My mom held my arm back to prevent me from running across the street.
2NounB2

[to] hold [sb/sth] back; [to] hinder; [to] impede

To hold someone or something back in a non-physical way; to hinder progress, success, or development.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitอดีตà-dèetอดีตà-dèet1the past2former; ex-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผิดพลาดpìt plâatผิดพลาดpìt plâat1mistake; error2[to] be wrong; be erroneous3faulty; incorrectมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao rángเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao ráng1[to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] restrain2[to] hold [sb/sth] back; [to] hinder; [to] impedeอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; merit
Don't let past mistakes hold back your future.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ฉุดรั้งchùt rángฉุดรั้งchùt ráng1[to] restrain [sb/sth]; [to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] deter [sb/sth]2[to] pull back; [to] drag back; [to] hold back; restrain [sb/sth]
  • [to] restrain [sb/sth]; [to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] deter [sb/sth]
  • [to] pull back; [to] drag back; [to] hold back; restrain [sb/sth]
ยับยั้งyáp yángยับยั้งyáp yáng1[to] restrain; hold back2[to] inhibit; suppress
  • [to] restrain; hold back
  • [to] inhibit; suppress
หน่วงเหนี่ยวnùuang nìiaoหน่วงเหนี่ยวnùuang nìiao[to] detain; [to] restrain; [to] hinder [sb]/[sth]

[to] detain; [to] restrain; [to] hinder [sb]/[sth]

ขัดขวางkàt kwăangขัดขวางkàt kwăang1[to] obstruct; hinder; impede2[to] oppose; block (an action/plan)
  • [to] obstruct; hinder; impede
  • [to] oppose; block (an action/plan)
ถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballast
  • [to] weigh down
  • [to] slow down; hold back
  • [to] balance (with weight)
  • counterweight; ballast

Word Breakdown

เหนี่ยวnìiaoเหนี่ยวnìiao1[to] pull; draw; tug2[to] hold back; restrain; delay3[to] pull the trigger; fire4sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)Part 1
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รั้งrángรั้งráng1[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay2[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving3[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)Part 2
เหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao rángเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao ráng[to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] restrain