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부수다

busuda[부수다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

break; smash

Verb

  1. 1

    break; smash

    To hammer a solid object and break it into pieces.

    Korean definition: 단단한 물체를 두드려 여러 조각이 나게 깨뜨리다.

    • After finishing his drink, Seunggyu put the remaining ice in his mouth and crunched it.

    • The workers set explosives to break the huge rock at the construction site.

  2. 2

    break; put out of order; ruin

    To break something or put it out of order.

    Korean definition: 만들어진 물건을 망가뜨리거나 못 쓰게 만들다.

    • Next door, construction was in full swing to demolish the old building and put up a new one.

    • The police threw their whole bodies against the locked door and broke it down to rescue the people trapped inside.