ไขว่คว้าหา(kwài kwáa hăa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] strive for; [to] seek eagerly

To eagerly search for or try to get something, often something that is difficult to obtain.

Examples

วัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2adolescence; the teenage years3teenage; for teens; youthfulหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâaoเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâao[to] arrive; [to] enterกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăaไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăa[to] strive for; [to] seek eagerlyโอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)
Many teenagers travel to Bangkok to eagerly search for better opportunities in life.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไขว่คว้าkwài kwáaไขว่คว้าkwài kwáa1[to] snatch at; [to] reach out to grab2[to] strive for; [to] reach for (an aim)Part 1
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หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)Part 2
ไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăaไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăa[to] strive for; [to] seek eagerly