ขี่
ride (an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle)
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- 1 ride (an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle)、straddle
Describes riding astride an animal or a vehicle such as a bicycle or motorcycle, usually while controlling its movement.
ride (an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle)、straddle
Means to sit astride an animal, vehicle, or similar support; with a bicycle or motorcycle, it normally includes operating it.
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คนโบราณนิยมขี่ช้าขี่ม้า khon booraan níyom khìi cháa khìi máa People in ancient times liked to ride elephants and horses. คนโบราณนิยมขี่ช้าขี่ม้า details
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ฉันขี่จักรยานไปโรงเรียน chǎn khìi càkkrayaan pay rooŋrian I ride my bicycle to school. ฉันขี่จักรยานไปโรงเรียน details
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เขาขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์เก่ง khǎw khìi mɔɔtəəsay kèŋ He is good at riding a motorcycle. เขาขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์เก่ง details
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ลูกขี่หลังพ่อ lûuk khìi lǎŋ phɔ̂ɔ The child is riding on their father's back. ลูกขี่หลังพ่อ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The usual pattern is ขี่ followed by whatever is being ridden: ขี่ม้า “ride a horse,” ขี่จักรยาน “ride a bicycle,” and ขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์ “ride a motorcycle.” The same astride image appears in ขี่หลัง, riding on someone's back, and ขี่คอ, riding on someone's shoulders. In compounds such as กดขี่ “oppress,” the image is extended to holding someone down from a position of power.
Usage
It is common in everyday descriptions of riding animals and traveling by bicycle or motorcycle. It is also used when a child rides on someone's back or shoulders.
Caution
For driving a car, use ขับรถ rather than ขี่. For traveling as a passenger on a bus or train, ขึ้นรถ or นั่งรถ is usually more natural. Also, do not confuse ขี่ with the separately spelled word ขี้.
Differences from similar words
1 ride (an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle) synonyms
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ขับ means to drive or operate a vehicle and does not imply sitting astride it. ขี่ is normally used for riding astride a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or similar conveyance.
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คร่อม focuses on the physical position of straddling something and need not involve movement. ขี่ means riding astride and usually involves movement when used with an animal or vehicle.