| Korean > English |
| 치다 |
| 1. v. to hit, to beat, to strike, to slap, to pound |
| 박수-를 치다 - to beat an applause |
| 2. v. to strike, to attack (an enemy country or location) |
| 적-의 후방-을 노려서 치다 - to tactically assault the enemy from the rear |
| 3. v. (of a clock) to strike (an hour) |
| 벽-에 걸린 시계-가 12시-를 쳤다. - 12/열두 |
| 4. v. to run over (with a vehicle) |
| 차-가 사람-을 치고 가버렸다. - A car hit a person and left. |
| 5. v. to forge (e.g. a sword or sickle) |
| 대장장이-가 칼-을 치고 있다. - A blacksmith is forging a sword. |
| 6. v. to play (cards, drums, piano, guitar, keyboard, or certain sports involving hitting a ball (see usage notes)) |
| 기타-를 치다 - to hit the guitar |
| 테니스-를 치다 - to hit tennis |
| 7. v. (of wind, rain, or snow in a storm) to blow/pour/snow |
| 밖-에 눈보라-가 세차게 치고 있다. - A snowstorm is raging outside. |
| 8. v. (of frost) to form (usually on plants) |
| 된서리-가 쳐 농작물-이 상했다. - Crops were damaged from the heavy frost. |
| 9. v. (of lightning) to strike; of thunder to thunder |
| 천둥-이 우르르 쾅 하고 쳤다. - There was a roll of thunder. |
| 10. v. (of waves, etc.) to form |
| 바다-에 파도-가 심-하게 치고 있다. - The waves are high at sea. |
| 11. v. to swing; to shake: |
| 12. v. to wag (a tail); to flap (gloss, wings) |
| 개-가 꼬리-를 살랑살랑 치며 반겼다. - Gently wagging its tail, a dog greeted me. |
| 새-가 날개-를 파닥파닥 쳐 날아갔다. - Fluttering its wings, a bird flew away. |
| 13. v. (Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns related to shaking or trembling) |
| 진저리-를 치다 - to shudder (from disgust, etc.) |
| 비행기 기체-가 심-하게 요동-을 친다. - The fuselage of the plane rolls and pitches heavily. |
| 14. v. (Used in 헤엄치다) |
| 15. v. to type (e.g. on a keyboard) |
| 타자-를 치다 - to hit a typing |
| 16. v. to send, to wire (a telegram) |
| 전보-를 치다 - to type a telegram |
| 17. v. to radio (message, etc.) |
| 무전-을 치다 - to type a radio message |
| 18. v. to cut/slice a part/piece: |
| 19. v. to trim, to prune (branches or leaves) |
| 나무-의 잔가지-를 치다 - to lop off twigs from a tree |
| 20. v. to cut, to shear (hair) |
| 머리-를 짧게 치다 - to cut one's hair short |
| 21. v. (often with 채#strip) to cut, to shred (vegetables or fruits into strips) |
| 무-를 채-를 치다 - to shred white radish into thin strips |
| 22. v. to slice (raw fish (회#膾)) |
| 회-를 치다 - to slice raw fish |
| 23. v. Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns related to sound |
| 아우성-을 치다 - to raise a clamour |
| 산 정상-에 올라서 고함-을 실컷 쳤다. - Having climbed to the top of the mountain, I screamed to my heart's content. |
| 24. v. to take (a test, etc.) |
| (synonyms, 보다) |
| 시험-을 치다 - to take a test |
| 25. v. to tell one's fortune |
| 26. v. to stamp |
| 도장/인-을 치다 - to stamp |
| 27. v. Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns in various idiomatic usages |
| 28. v. (Nouns meaning something bad or undesirable (e.g. a lie)) |
| 사기-를 치다 - to commit fraud |
| 거짓말-을 친 것-이 들통-이 났다. - The fact that he had told a lie was revealed. |
| 29. v. (Nouns related to walking) |
| 종종걸음-을 치다 - to walk with hasty steps |
| 30. v. (Nouns related to laughter or smiling) |
| 눈웃음-을 치다 - to wear a smile on one's eyes |
| 31. v. to call (on the telephone) |
| (synonyms, 걸다hang, alt=걸다, q=Standard Korean) |
| 32. v. to rear, to raise (animals) (especially livestock or poultry, but also bees or silkworms) |
| (synonyms, 기르다, 키우다) |
| 33. v. (of animals) to bear, to breed (offsprings) |
| 어미 개-가 새끼-를 쳤다. - The mother dog whelped. |
| 34. v. (of plants) to spread, to shoot out (branches) |
| 나무-가 가지-를 친다. - A tree spreads its branches. |
| 35. v. to keep, to lodge (roomers or guests) |
| 학생-들-을 하숙-을 치다 - to board students |
| 36. v. to value; to consider |
| 초보자 치고는 잘-하는데? - You do well for a beginner. |
| 그-는 돈-을 최고-로 친다. - He values money above all things. |
| 값-을 너무 낮게 친 거 같다. - I think we have set the price too low. |
| 그렇다 치더라도 벌-이 너무 가혹-한 거 아니야? - All things considered, don't you think the punishment is quite harsh? |
| 이 돈-은 원-으로 치면 얼마 정도-야? - How much would this be worth in wons? |
| 37. v. to count, to include |
| 너-까지 치면 다섯 명-이야. - Including you, it will be five people. |
| 38. v. to assume, to suppose |
| 네-가 갑자기 부자-가 됐-다고 치자, 그럼 처음-에 뭐 부터 할 거 같아? - Let's say you've suddenly become a rich person, what would be the first thing you do? |
| 39. v. to draw, to cast, to put up (a net, shield, screen, curtain, etc.) |
| 모기장-을 치다 - to put up a mosquito net |
| 강-에 그물-을 치다 - to cast a net into a river |
| 40. v. to install (a wall, fence, barrier, etc.) |
| 울타리-를 치다 - to install fences |
| 41. v. to pitch, to set up (camp, a tent, etc.) |
| 진-을 치다 - to set up camp |
| 42. v. to clear, to clean, to remove (by sweeping or scooping) |
| 눈-을 치다 - to shovel snow |
| 쓰레기-를 치다 - to clear away garbage |
| 43. v. to dredge, to dig out (a ditch or waterway) |
| 논-을 치다 - to make rice paddies |
| 도랑-을 치다 - to dredge a ditch |