치다

적의 후방을 노려서 치다

to tactically assault the enemy from the rear

(transitive) to hit, to beat, to strike, to slap, to pound

(transitive) to strike, to attack (an enemy country or location)

벽에 걸린 시계가 12시를 쳤다.

Byeog-e geollin sigye-ga yeoldusi-reul cheotda.

(transitive) (of a clock) to strike (an hour)

차가 사람을 치고 가버렸다.

(transitive) to run over (with a vehicle)

대장장이가 칼을 치고 있다.

(transitive) to forge (e.g. a sword or sickle)

박수를 치다

to clap (literally, “to beat an applause”)

기타를 치다

to play the guitar (literally, “to hit the guitar”)

테니스를 치다

to play tennis (literally, “to hit tennis”)

(transitive) to play (cards, drums, piano, guitar, keyboard, or certain sports involving hitting a ball (see usage notes))

밖에 눈보라가 세차게 치고 있다.

(of wind, rain, or snow in a storm) to blow/pour/snow

rain; or snow in a storm; rain; or snow in a storm

된서리가 쳐 농작물이 상했다.

Crops were damaged from the heavy frost.

Doenseori-ga cheo nongjangmur-i sanghaetda.

(intransitive, of natural phenomena)
(of frost) to form (usually on plants)

천둥이 우르르 쾅 하고 쳤다.

(of lightning) to strike; (of thunder) to thunder

바다에 파도가 심하게 치고 있다.

(intransitive, of natural phenomena)
(of waves, etc.) to form

개가 꼬리를 살랑살랑 치며 반겼다.

Gently wagging its tail, a dog greeted [me].

Gae-ga kkori-reul sallangsallang chimyeo ban'gyeotda.

새가 날개를 파닥파닥 쳐 날아갔다.

Sae-ga nalgae-reul padakpadak cheo naragatda.

(transitive) to swing; to shake:
to wag (a tail); to flap (wings)

진저리를 치다

비행기 기체가 심하게 요동을 친다.

The fuselage of the plane rolls and pitches heavily.

Bihaenggi giche-ga sim-hage yodong-eul chinda.

Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns related to shaking or trembling

Used in 헤엄(을) 치다 (heeom(-eul) chida, “to swim”)

헤엄(을) 치다
헤엄치다#Korean

전보를 치다

to send a telegeram (literally, “to type a telegram”)

(transitive) to type (e.g. on a keyboard)

(transitive) to send, to wire (a telegram)

to type (e.g. on a keyboard)
to send, to wire (a telegram)

무전을 치다

to radio a message (literally, “to type a radio message”)

to type (e.g. on a keyboard)
to radio (message, etc.)

타자를 치다

to type on a keyboard (literally, “to hit a typing”)

나무의 잔가지를 치다

(transitive) to cut/slice a part/piece:
to trim, to prune (branches or leaves)

머리를 짧게 치다

(transitive) to cut/slice a part/piece:
to cut, to shear (hair)

무를 채를 치다

(often with 채 (chae)) to cut, to shred (vegetables or fruits into strips)

회를 치다

(transitive) to cut/slice a part/piece:
to slice (raw fish (회(膾) (hoe)))

아우성을 치다

산 정상에 올라서 고함을 실컷 쳤다.

Having climbed to the top of the mountain, [I] screamed to my heart's content.

San jeongsang-e ollaseo goham-eul silkeot cheotda.

(transitive) Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns related to sound

옛날에 영어 좀 쳤는데 이제 다 까먹었다.

I used to speak a fair bit of English, but now I've completely forgotten.

Yennar-e yeong'eo jom cheonneunde ije da kkameogeotda.

(transitive, slang) to speak (a language); mainly used for aptitude.

시험을 치다

(transitive, with 점(占) (jeom)) to tell one's fortune

도장/인을 치다

사기를 치다

거짓말을 친 것이 들통이 났다.

The fact that [he] had told a lie was revealed.

Geojinmar-eul chin geos-i deultong-i natda.

(transitive) Used as a dummy verb for certain nouns in various idiomatic usages

Nouns meaning something bad or undesirable (e.g. a lie)

종종걸음을 치다

눈웃음을 치다

(transitive, Yanbian) to call (on the telephone)

ko-verb

치다 • (chida) (infinitive 쳐 or 치어, sequential 치니)

chida (romanization)
쳐 (infinitive)
치어 (infinitive)
치니 (sequential)
친다 (formal indicative non-past)
쳐 (indicative informal non-past)
쳐요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
치어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
칩니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
쳤다 (formal indicative past)
쳤어 (indicative informal past)
쳤어요 (indicative informal past polite)
쳤습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
치느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
쳐 (informal interrogative non-past)
쳐요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
치어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
칩니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
쳤느냐 (formal interrogative past)
쳤어 (informal interrogative past)
쳤어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
쳤습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
치자 (formal hortative)
쳐 (hortative informal)
쳐요 (hortative informal polite)
치어요 (hortative informal polite)
치십시다 (formal hortative polite)
쳐라 (formal imperative)
치어라 (formal imperative)
쳐 (imperative informal)
쳐요 (imperative informal polite)
치어요 (imperative informal polite)
칩시오 (formal imperative polite)
치겠다 (assertive formal)
치겠어 (assertive informal)
치겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
치겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
쳐 (causative formal)
쳐서 (causative informal)
치어서 (causative informal)
치니 (causative informal polite)
치니까 (causative formal polite)
치지만 (contrastive formal)
치는데 (contrastive informal)
치더니 (contrastive informal polite)
치고 (conjunctive formal)
치면 (conditional formal)
쳐야 (conditional informal)
치어야 (conditional informal)
치려고 (formal motive-form)
침 (formal noun-from-verb)
치기 (informal noun-from-verb)
쳤음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
치었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
쳤기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
치었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
친 (determiner formal past)
치는 (determiner formal present)
칠 (determiner formal future)
치신다 (formal indicative non-past)
치셔 (indicative informal non-past)
치세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
치셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
치십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
치셨다 (formal indicative past)
치셨어 (indicative informal past)
치셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
치셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
치시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
치셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
치세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
치셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
치십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
치셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
치셨어 (informal interrogative past)
치셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
치셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
치시라 (formal imperative)
치셔 (imperative informal)
치세요 (imperative informal polite)
치십시오 (formal imperative polite)
치시겠다 (assertive formal)
치시겠어 (assertive informal)
치시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
치시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
치셔 (causative formal)
치셔서 (causative informal)
치시니 (causative informal polite)
치시니까 (causative formal polite)
치시지만 (contrastive formal)
치시는데 (contrastive informal)
치시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
치시고 (conjunctive formal)
치시면 (conditional formal)
치셔야 (conditional informal)
치시려고 (formal motive-form)
치심 (formal noun-from-verb)
치시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
치셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
치셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
치신 (determiner formal past)
치시는 (determiner formal present)
치실 (determiner formal future)

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 티〮다〮 (Yale: thí-tá).
; “to call (on the telephone)”


치다

to rear, to raise (animals) (especially livestock or poultry, but also bees or silkworms)

어미 개가 새끼를 쳤다.

(of animals) to bear, to breed (offsprings)

나무가 가지를 친다.

(of plants) to spread, to shoot out (branches)

학생들을 하숙을 치다

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 치〮다〮 (Yale: chí-tá).


치다

초보자 치고는 잘하는데?

그는 돈을 최고로 친다.

값을 너무 낮게 친 거 같다.

I think [we] have set the price too low.

그렇다 치더라도 벌이 너무 가혹한 거 아니야?

All things considered, don't you think the punishment is quite harsh?

Geureota chideorado beor-i neomu gahok-han geo aniya?

이 돈은 원으로 치면 얼마 정도야?

I don-eun won-euro chimyeon eolma jeongdo-ya?

너까지 치면 다섯 명이야.

네가 갑자기 부자가 됐다고 치자, 그럼 처음에 뭐 부터 할 거 같아?

Let's say you've suddenly become a rich person, what would be the first thing you do?

Ne-ga gapjagi buja-ga dwaet-dago chija, geureom cheo'eum-e mwo buteo hal geo gata?


치다

모기장을 치다

강에 그물을 치다

to draw, to cast, to put up (a net, shield, screen, curtain, etc.)

울타리를 치다

to install (a wall, fence, barrier, etc.)

진을 치다

to pitch, to set up (camp, a tent, etc.)

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 티〮다〮 (Yale: thí-tá).


치다

눈을 치다

쓰레기를 치다

to clear, to clean, to remove (by sweeping or scooping)

논을 치다

도랑을 치다

to dredge, to dig out (a ditch or waterway)

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 츠〮다〮 (Yale: chú-tá).