ไต่(dtài)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] climb; scale; ascend

to move upward using hands and/or feet, especially on something steep or vertical

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch alongบันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2stairway (figurative path upward)3ladderขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
The child climbs up the ladder slowly.
2VerbB1

[to] move slowly upward; inch along

to creep or progress slowly up or along a surface with effort; to inch along

Examples

รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-ไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch alongไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetทีละนิดtee lá nítทีละนิดtee lá nítlittle by little; gradually
Traffic was terrible, so we slowly inched along the road bit by bit.

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