ชีวิต
life
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- 1 life、life force
- 2 life、lifetime
- 3 daily life、living、lifestyle
- 4 [classifier for lives]、[classifier for living beings]
ชีวิต is a core word built around being alive. Depending on context, it can mean life itself, a person’s life journey, or everyday living.
life、life force
This sense refers to life as the state of being alive, especially a life that can be saved, lost, protected, or put at risk.
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ช่วยชีวิต chûay chiiwít save a life ช่วยชีวิต details
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เสียชีวิต sǐa chiiwít pass away เสียชีวิต details
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เสี่ยงชีวิต sìaŋ chiiwít risk one’s life เสี่ยงชีวิต details
life、lifetime
This sense means a person’s life as a whole: their life story, experiences, choices, and path over time.
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ชีวิตของฉัน chiiwít khɔ̌ɔŋ chǎn my life ชีวิตของฉัน details
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เปลี่ยนชีวิต plìan chiiwít change one’s life เปลี่ยนชีวิต details
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ตลอดชีวิต talɔ̀ɔt chiiwít for one’s whole life ตลอดชีวิต details
daily life、living、lifestyle
This sense refers to daily living: lifestyle, living conditions, routines, and how someone lives day to day.
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ชีวิตประจำวัน chiiwít pracam wan daily life ชีวิตประจำวัน details
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ใช้ชีวิตในกรุงเทพฯ cháy chiiwít nay kruŋthêep live in Bangkok ใช้ชีวิตในกรุงเทพฯ details
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วิถีชีวิต wíthǐi chiiwít way of life วิถีชีวิต details
[classifier for lives]、[classifier for living beings]
As a classifier, ชีวิต counts lives or living people, often in news or formal writing where the number of lives matters.
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คนไทยกว่า 300 ชีวิต khon thay kwàa sǎam rɔ́ɔy chiiwít more than 300 Thai people คนไทยกว่า 300 ชีวิต details
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ผู้เสียชีวิต 5 ชีวิต phûu sǐa chiiwít hâa chiiwít five lives lost ผู้เสียชีวิต 5 ชีวิต details
Learning notes
Explanation
ชีวิต is a very common Thai noun with a broad range. Its core idea is being alive, which extends to a life that can be saved or lost, a person’s life journey, and everyday living. In fixed expressions, ช่วยชีวิต means “save a life,” เสียชีวิต is a polite or news-style way to say “die/pass away,” and ใช้ชีวิต means “live” or “lead one’s life,” not literally “use life.”
Usage
You will hear ชีวิต in discussions about accidents, illness, death, personal choices, future plans, work, family, and daily routines. It is neutral and common in conversation, writing, public messages, and news.
Caution
Do not translate ชีวิต with only one English word in every context. ใช้ชีวิต means “live” or “lead one’s life,” and เสียชีวิต is softer and more formal than ตาย, closer to “pass away” in many contexts.
Differences from similar words
1 life synonyms
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ชีพ also means life, but it sounds more formal or literary. ชีวิต is the normal everyday word used across speech, writing, and news.
2 life synonyms
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ชะตาชีวิต focuses on fate or destiny in someone’s life. ชีวิต is broader and covers a person’s whole life, including experiences and choices.
3 daily life synonyms
4 [classifier for lives] synonyms
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คน is the normal classifier for people. ชีวิต emphasizes lives rather than just headcount, so it often appears in news about accidents, disasters, or serious events.