แสวงหาผลประโยชน์(sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòht)
Meanings
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[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gain
to seek personal gain or advantage, often in an unfair or unethical way; to exploit.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàkทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàk[to] get to know [sb/sth]; [to] make an acquaintanceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòhtแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòht[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gainส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2private; non-public; privately owned3personally; privatelyเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
He got to know us only to seek personal gain.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
หาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòtหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòt1[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]2[to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]
- [to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]
- [to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]
หาประโยชน์hăa bprà-yòhtหาประโยชน์hăa bprà-yòht1[to] take advantage of [sb/sth]; [to] exploit [sb/sth]2[to] seek benefits3[to] make use of [sth]; [to] benefit from [sth]
- [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]; [to] exploit [sb/sth]
- [to] seek benefits
- [to] make use of [sth]; [to] benefit from [sth]
ตักตวงdtàk dtuuangตักตวงdtàk dtuuang1[to] exploit; [to] reap benefits2[to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
- [to] exploit; [to] reap benefits
- [to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
เอาเปรียบao bprìiapเอาเปรียบao bprìiap1[to] take advantage of; exploit2[to] have an unfair advantage over
- [to] take advantage of; exploit
- [to] have an unfair advantage over
กอบโกยgòp goiกอบโกยgòp goi1[to] scoop up; grab a lot (esp. greedily)2[to] amass; rake in (wealth/benefits)
- [to] scoop up; grab a lot (esp. greedily)
- [to] amass; rake in (wealth/benefits)
Word Breakdown
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แสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòhtแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòht[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gain