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châe kăeng

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] freeze [sth]

to preserve food or other items by making them very cold so they become solid

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แช่แข็งchâe kăengแช่แข็งchâe kăeng1[to] freeze [sth]2frozen3[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend changeเนื้อหมูnéuua mŏoเนื้อหมูnéuua mŏopork; pig meatที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บไว้gèp wáiเก็บไว้gèp wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)ทำอาหารtam aa-hăanทำอาหารtam aa-hăan[to] cook; prepare foodอาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít nâaอาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít nâanext week
Mom will freeze the pork she bought to keep it for cooking next week.
2NounB1

frozen

preserved by being kept at a very low temperature.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitแช่แข็งchâe kăengแช่แข็งchâe kăeng1[to] freeze [sth]2frozen3[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend changeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำสมูทตี้tam sà-môot-dtêeทำสมูทตี้tam sà-môot-dtêe[to] make smoothies
I bought frozen fruit to make a smoothie.
3NounB2

[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend change

to stop movement or change, especially to block access to assets or to keep prices, wages, or activities from changing

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideแช่แข็งchâe kăengแช่แข็งchâe kăeng1[to] freeze [sth]2frozen3[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend changeราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manoil price; fuel priceดีเซลdee-senดีเซลdee-sen1diesel (fuel)2diesel (engine/vehicle)3diesel (the fuel or the engine/vehicle using it)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คน
The government decided to freeze diesel prices to help the public.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แช่châeแช่châe1[to] soak; immerse2[to] marinate3[to] chill; refrigerate4[to] be soaked; become saturatedPart 1
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แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectPart 2
แช่แข็งchâe kăengแช่แข็งchâe kăeng[to] freeze [sth]