치다
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Meanings
Verb
1. to hit, to beat, to strike, to slap, to pound (transitive)
a. to strike, to attack (an enemy country or location) (transitive)
b. (of a clock) to strike (an hour) (transitive)
c. to run over (with a vehicle) (transitive)
d. to forge (e.g. a sword or sickle) (transitive)
2. to play (cards, drums, piano, guitar, keyboard, or certain sports involving hitting a ball (see usage notes)) (transitive)
3. to blow/pour/snow (of wind, rain, or snow in a storm, intransitive)
4. to form (usually on plants) (of frost, intransitive)
5. to strike; (of thunder) to thunder (of lightning, intransitive)
6. to form (of waves, etc., intransitive)
7. to swing; to shake (transitive)
a. to wag (a tail); to flap (wings) (transitive)
b. Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns related to shaking or trembling (transitive)
c. Used in 헤엄(을) 치다 (heeom(-eul) chida, “to swim”) (transitive)
8. to type (e.g. on a keyboard) (transitive)
a. to send, to wire (a telegram) (transitive)
b. to radio (message, etc.) (transitive)
9. to cut/slice a part/piece (transitive)
a. to trim, to prune (branches or leaves) (transitive)
b. to cut, to shear (hair) (transitive)
c. to cut, to shred (vegetables or fruits into strips) (often with 채 (chae), transitive)
d. to slice (raw fish (회(膾) (hoe))) (transitive)
10. Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns related to sound (transitive)
11. to speak (a language); mainly used for aptitude. (transitive, slang)
12. to take (a test, etc.) (transitive)
13. to tell one's fortune (transitive, with 점(占) (jeom))
14. to stamp (transitive)
15. Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns in various idiomatic usages (transitive)
a. Nouns meaning something bad or undesirable (e.g. a lie) (transitive)
b. Nouns related to walking (transitive)
c. Nouns related to laughter or smiling (transitive)
16. to call (on the telephone) (transitive, Yanbian)
17. to rear, to raise (animals) (especially livestock or poultry, but also bees or silkworms) (transitive)
18. to bear, to breed (offsprings) (of animals, transitive)
19. to spread, to shoot out (branches) (of plants, transitive)
20. to keep, to lodge (roomers or guests) (transitive)
21. to value; to consider (transitive)
22. to count, to include (transitive)
23. to assume, to suppose (transitive)
24. to draw, to cast, to put up (a net, shield, screen, curtain, etc.) (transitive)
25. to install (a wall, fence, barrier, etc.) (transitive)
26. to pitch, to set up (camp, a tent, etc.) (transitive)
27. to clear, to clean, to remove (by sweeping or scooping) (transitive)
28. to dredge, to dig out (a ditch or waterway) (transitive)
Pronunciation
chida
Examples131
How much would this be worth in wons?
The fact that [he] had told a lie was revealed.
Let's say you've suddenly become a rich person, what would be the first thing you do?
A car hit a person and left.
The clock on the wall struck noon.
I used to speak a fair bit of English, but now I've completely forgotten.