ไต่
climb
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- 1 climb、move carefully along (a narrow support or surface)、crawl (of an insect or small creature)
- 2 rise gradually、move up through the ranks
This word describes moving carefully along a surface or narrow support, often by climbing or creeping. It can also refer to a gradual rise in level or status, or to establishing facts through careful questioning.
climb、move carefully along (a narrow support or surface)、crawl (of an insect or small creature)
Describes climbing carefully by holding onto something, or the creeping movement of an insect or other small creature along a surface.
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ฉันเห็นผีไต่กำแพง chǎn hěn phǐi tày kamphɛɛŋ I saw a ghost climbing up the wall. ฉันเห็นผีไต่กำแพง details
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มดไต่ขึ้นกำแพง mót tày khʉ̂n kamphɛɛŋ An ant crawls up the wall. มดไต่ขึ้นกำแพง details
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ไต่เชือก tày chʉ̂ak climb a rope ไต่เชือก details
rise gradually、move up through the ranks
Describes a level, ranking, or position moving upward gradually, as if climbing one step at a time.
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ราคาน้ำมันไต่ระดับขึ้น raakhaa nám man tày rádàp khʉ̂n Oil prices rise gradually. ราคาน้ำมันไต่ระดับขึ้น details
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ทีมกำลังไต่อันดับขึ้นมา thiim kamlaŋ tày andàp khʉ̂n maa The team is steadily moving up the rankings. ทีมกำลังไต่อันดับขึ้นมา details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image is of moving carefully and gradually while following or holding onto something. In its physical sense, it is used for climbing a tree or rope and for an insect creeping along a wall or branch. This image extends figuratively to levels, rankings, and social positions rising step by step. It can also relate to questioning and investigation, but in modern usage this meaning is most often found in compounds such as ไต่ถาม “question closely” and ไต่สวน “conduct a formal or judicial inquiry.”
Usage
It is used when someone carefully climbs a tree, rock, or rope, and when an insect creeps along a wall or branch. In news and business contexts, it often describes prices, temperatures, or rankings gradually moving upward. ไต่สวน commonly appears in legal and administrative investigations.
Caution
For simply going up stairs or going up a mountain, ขึ้นบันได or ขึ้นเขา is usually more natural. ไต่ emphasizes gripping, following a surface, or moving upward carefully and gradually. For a baby or animal crawling along the ground, คลาน is normally used instead.
Differences from similar words
1 climb synonyms
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คลาน commonly describes a baby or animal crawling along the ground. ไต่ is more natural for an insect or small creature creeping along a wall, branch, or other surface.
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ปีน is a general verb for climbing, including climbing a mountain or reaching a high place. ไต่ more strongly suggests careful, gradual movement while gripping or following a surface or support.
2 rise gradually synonyms
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เพิ่มขึ้น is the general expression for an increase in amount or number. ไต่ highlights a gradual upward progression in a value, level, or ranking.