Thai word
ชิ้น
chín
块/片（用于块状物/食物的量词）
How to pronounce ชิ้น
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
ชิ้น is written chín and carries the high tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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chin
Mid tone
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chìn
Low tone
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chîn
Falling tone
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chǐn
Rising tone
- ชิ้น
chín
High tone
What does ชิ้น mean?
Translation
块/片（用于块状物/食物的量词）
ชิ้น (chín) means "块/片（用于块状物/食物的量词）" in Thai.
Example sentences
ขอเค้กหนึ่งชิ้นนะครับ
kɔ̌ɔ kéek nùeng chín ná kráp
请给我一块蛋糕。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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