ชุด
outfit
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- 1 outfit、clothing、costume
- 2 set、kit、collection
- 3 series、group、task team、administration
- 4 [counter for outfits, sets, and collections]
This word presents related items or people as one organized unit. It commonly refers to an outfit, a set of items, a series, or an organized team, and it also serves as a classifier for such units.
outfit、clothing、costume
Refers to clothing viewed as a complete outfit or as clothing intended for a particular purpose.
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ชุดนี้สวยมาก chút níi sǔay mâak This outfit is beautiful. ชุดนี้สวยมาก details
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วันนี้จะใส่ชุดอะไร wan níi cà sày chút aray What are you going to wear today? วันนี้จะใส่ชุดอะไร details
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ฉันซื้อชุดใหม่ chǎn sʉ́ʉ chút mày I bought a new outfit. ฉันซื้อชุดใหม่ details
set、kit、collection
Refers to a collection of related items supplied, used, or sold together as one unit.
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ชุดเครื่องมือ chút khrʉ̂aŋmʉʉ a tool kit ชุดเครื่องมือ details
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ขอชุดอาหารเช้าหนึ่งชุด khɔ̌ɔ chút aahǎan cháaw nʉ̀ŋ chút One breakfast set, please. ขอชุดอาหารเช้าหนึ่งชุด details
series、group、task team、administration
Refers to a connected series of content or to a particular body of people serving together, often for a defined term or assignment.
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ชุดคำถาม chút kham thǎam a set of questions ชุดคำถาม details
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รัฐบาลชุดนี้ rátthabaan chút níi the current administration รัฐบาลชุดนี้ details
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ตำรวจชุดสืบสวนกำลังทำงาน tamrùat chút sʉ̀ʉpsǔan kamlaŋ tham ŋaan The police investigation team is working on the case. ตำรวจชุดสืบสวนกำลังทำงาน details
[counter for outfits, sets, and collections]
Counts outfits, sets, kits, and other collections treated as complete units.
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เสื้อผ้าสองชุด sʉ̂aphâa sɔ̌ɔŋ chút two outfits เสื้อผ้าสองชุด details
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ข้อสอบสามชุด khɔ̂ɔsɔ̀ɔp sǎam chút three sets of exam papers ข้อสอบสามชุด details
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ชุดอาหารหนึ่งชุด chútaahǎan nʉ̀ŋ chút one meal set ชุดอาหารหนึ่งชุด details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ชุด is that related elements form one complete or organized unit. With clothing, it usually means an outfit as a whole or clothing intended for a particular purpose, as in ชุดนักเรียน “school uniform.” Depending on context, it can also refer to an individual garment offered for sale. With objects, it means a set or kit; with information, a connected series; and with people, a body defined by a term of office or a particular assignment. For example, รัฐบาลชุดนี้ means “the current administration,” emphasizing its present composition or term. As a classifier, it normally follows the number in the pattern noun + number + ชุด. The word may appear twice, as in ชุดอาหารหนึ่งชุด, literally “meal set—one set.”
Usage
It is extremely common in everyday conversations and clothing stores when discussing outfits. It is also used for set meals, furniture or tool sets, exam papers, and collections of data. In news and official contexts, it often refers to a particular administration or to personnel assigned to an investigation, rescue, or other operation.
Caution
When ชุด refers to clothing, it generally suggests a whole outfit or clothing for a particular purpose. Use a specific word such as เสื้อ “shirt/top” or กางเกง “trousers” when the individual garment matters. ชุด is not a general substitute for every group of people. กลุ่ม is the broad word for a group, while ทีม is normally used for sports or collaborative teams. ชุด is most natural when the people form a unit because of a defined composition, term, or assignment.
Differences from similar words
1 outfit synonyms
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เสื้อผ้า is a general term for clothes. ชุด more often presents the clothing as one outfit or as clothing designed for a particular purpose.
3 series synonyms
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กลุ่ม is the general word for a group of people or things sharing some connection. ชุด more strongly suggests a defined unit, such as a series of material, one administration, or personnel assigned to a specific task.