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망치다 meaning and pronunciation

mangchida · ruin; spoil

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 15941
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 망치다, 망치어, 망치여Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    망하게 하거나 아주 못쓰게 만들다.

    English: ruin; spoil — To ruin something or make something into an unusable state.

    Examples

    • 망친 공연.
    • 망친 인생.
    • 교육을 망치다.
    • 생활을 망치다.
    • 신세를 망치다.
    • 일을 망치다.
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