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붙이다

buchida[부치다]Beginner · TOPIK I

stick; paste

Verb

  1. 1

    stick; paste

    To make something not come off somewhere.

    Korean definition: 무엇에 닿아서 떨어지지 않게 하다.

    • Minjun came to school today with a bandage stuck on his forehead.

    • Grandfather was sticking the stamp I bought for him onto the envelope.

  2. 2

    ignite; light; kindle

    To cause something to start burning.

    Korean definition: 불을 옮겨 타게 하다.

    • The friends gathered for Minjun's birthday lit the candles on the cake and began singing happy birthday.

    • Seunggyu set fire to the letter from his ex-girlfriend and sadly watched it burn.

  3. 3

    add

    To add a condition, reason, explanation, etc.

    Korean definition: 조건이나 이유, 설명 등을 보태다.

    • Jisu gave the house she had lived in to her younger sibling without attaching any conditions.

    • When President Kim handed the company down to his younger son, he added the condition that he support his older brother's family.

  4. 4

    strike root

    For a plant to take root.

    Korean definition: 식물이 뿌리를 내리고 살다.

    • The recent typhoon uprooted the newly planted trees before they could take root.

    • My mother checked whether the pine cutting she had planted a few days ago had taken root in the soil.