บิน
fly
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- 1 fly
- 2 fly (travel by plane)
Describes moving through the air by means of wings or an engine. It is also commonly used for traveling somewhere by plane.
fly
Describes a bird, insect, aircraft, or similar subject moving through the air.
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นกบินอยู่บนท้องฟ้า nók bin yùu bon thɔ́ɔŋ fáa A bird is flying in the sky. นกบินอยู่บนท้องฟ้า details
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เครื่องบินกำลังบินต่ำลง khrʉ̂aŋ bin kamlaŋ bin tàm loŋ The plane is flying lower. เครื่องบินกำลังบินต่ำลง details
fly (travel by plane)
Describes a person traveling to or from a place by plane.
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เขาบินมาจากญี่ปุ่นเมื่อคืน khǎw bin maa càak yîipùn mʉ̂a khʉʉn He flew in from Japan last night. เขาบินมาจากญี่ปุ่นเมื่อคืน details
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ต้องบินกี่ชั่วโมง tɔ̂ŋ bin kìi chûamooŋ How many hours do we have to fly? ต้องบินกี่ชั่วโมง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of บิน is leaving the ground and moving through the air. It is most typically used for birds and insects flying with wings and for aircraft flying with engine power. With a person as the subject and a destination after the verb, it means traveling by plane, as in บินไปเชียงใหม่, “fly to Chiang Mai.” It commonly combines with direction words: บินไป means “fly away” or “go by plane,” บินมา means “fly here” or “come by plane,” and บินกลับ means “fly back.”
Usage
It is used when describing birds, insects, and aircraft in flight. It is also an everyday travel verb for discussing trips, business travel, or journeys home by plane. The related word เที่ยวบิน is especially common in airport information, schedules, and delay notices.
Caution
When บิน is used with a person as the subject, it normally means traveling by plane, not traveling in general; use ไป or เดินทาง for general travel. It also does not cover every English use of “send flying” or “make something fly.” For example, use โยน for throwing a ball and ขับรถเร็ว for driving fast.
Differences from similar words
1 fly synonyms
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ขึ้นบิน focuses on an aircraft taking off or becoming airborne. บิน covers flight in general, including movement after takeoff.
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โบยบิน also means to fly, but it often creates a vivid or poetic image of soaring on spread wings. บิน is the neutral, everyday verb.