ขบวน
procession
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- 1 procession、parade、convoy
- 2 train、train service
- 3 [classifier for trains and processions]
This word describes people or vehicles moving together in an organized line or group. It also refers to a train as a single operating unit and serves as a classifier for trains and processions.
procession、parade、convoy
An organized group of people or vehicles moving together, such as a procession, parade, march, or convoy.
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ขบวนแห่ khabuan hɛ̀ɛ a festive or ceremonial procession ขบวนแห่ details
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นักเรียนเดินเป็นขบวน nákrian dəən pen khabuan The students walk in an organized line. นักเรียนเดินเป็นขบวน details
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ประชาชนออกมาเดินขบวน prachaachon ɔ̀ɔk maa dəən khabuan People came out to join the protest march. ประชาชนออกมาเดินขบวน details
train、train service
A train viewed as one complete set of connected cars or as a particular scheduled service.
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ขบวนรถไฟกำลังเข้าสถานี khabuan rót fay kamlaŋ khâw sathǎanii The train is entering the station. ขบวนรถไฟกำลังเข้าสถานี details
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ขบวนสุดท้ายออกกี่โมง khabuan sùt tháay ɔ̀ɔk kìi mooŋ What time does the last train leave? ขบวนสุดท้ายออกกี่โมง details
[classifier for trains and processions]
A classifier used to count trains, processions, and similar moving groups.
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รถไฟสองขบวน rót fay sɔ̌ɔŋ khabuan two trains รถไฟสองขบวน details
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รถไฟขบวนนี้ไปเชียงใหม่ rót fay khabuan níi pay chiaŋmày This train goes to Chiang Mai. รถไฟขบวนนี้ไปเชียงใหม่ details
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ขบวนแห่สามขบวน khabuan hɛ̀ɛ sǎam khabuan three processions ขบวนแห่สามขบวน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image is an organized line or group of people or vehicles moving together as one unit. Common expressions include ขบวนแห่ for a festive or ceremonial procession, เดินขบวน for marching—often in a demonstration—and ขบวนรถ for a convoy or motorcade. In railway contexts, ขบวนรถไฟ means “train,” and ขบวน alone can refer to a particular train or service when the context is clear. It is also the classifier in phrases such as รถไฟสองขบวน, “two trains,” and รถไฟขบวนนี้, “this train.”
Usage
It commonly appears when discussing festival or religious processions, organized school marches, political demonstrations, and motorcades. It is also frequent in railway announcements, schedules, and conversations about particular trains or the number of trains.
Caution
Do not normally use ขบวน for a queue of people waiting their turn; แถว or คิว is more natural. Also, ขบวนการ is a separate word meaning a movement, organization, or process. Be careful not to confuse ขบวน with the similarly spelled กระบวน.
Differences from similar words
1 procession synonyms
2 train synonyms
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รถไฟ is the basic word for a train or railway transportation. ขบวน focuses on one particular train set or scheduled service as a unit.