Skip to content
hanmal – Home

상하다

sanghada[상하다]Intermediate · TOPIK IIBodily changes

be hurt; be injured

VerbSino-Korean: 傷 하다

  1. 1

    be hurt; be injured

    To be wounded or become unhealthy.

    Korean definition: 몸을 다치거나 건강하지 못한 상태가 되다.

    • While playing volleyball, he got caught in the net and badly damaged his teeth.

    • As a child, he suffered severe burns that badly injured his face and both hands.

  2. 2

    become haggard; become lean

    To be not healthy or become thin from worry.

    Korean definition: 건강이 좋지 않거나 걱정이 많아 야위다.

    • Seeing how haggard his wife's face had become, the husband's heart ached.

    • Her face had become quite haggard and her complexion was poor, so she looked a few years older.

  3. 3

    be damaged; be spoiled; be hurt

    For something to not be in a normal condition because it has been broken or harmed.

    Korean definition: 물건이 깨어지거나 다쳐 정상적인 상태가 아니게 되다.

    • A fire broke out in the forest and many trees were damaged.

    • Our washing machine tangles the laundry badly, so the fabric gets damaged easily.

  4. 4

    rot; go bad; spoil

    For food to go rotten.

    Korean definition: 음식이 썩다.

    • He ate canned food that had gone bad and got an upset stomach.

    • This fish smells very fishy, so it seems to have gone bad.