뚫다

ttulta · [뚤타]

dig · pierce · bore · unclog

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. dig; pierce; boreTo make a hole.
  2. unclog; open throughTo break through something that is blocked.
  3. make one's way through; pierceTo push one's way through an obstacle.
  4. go throughTo overcome difficulties or an ordeal.
  5. pierce; penetrate; masterTo realize the truth or secrets of learning by studying deeply.
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  1. pierce; foreseeTo guess what someone thinks, or predict the future.
  2. find a wayTo discover a way or method to resolve a problem.

Examples from Lessons (3)

I could feel his sincerity so strongly that it felt like he was reaching out through the screen; I was nervous the whole time I watched it.

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It felt like the sad emotional arc, as they deeply empathized with the other person's pain, was cutting right through the screen.

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투자자들이 가장 궁금해하는 것은 결국 그 기업이 불황을 뚫고 어떻게 가치를 증명할 것인가 하는 점이니까.

What investors are most curious about, in the end, is how that company will break through the recession and prove its value.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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