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The Korean word for to hit is
치다





to hit



Translations for to hit and their definitions

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


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