찌다 (jjida) – Korean Meaning | Bubblegum Language Learning

Meanings

찌다 · verb · Beginner

gain weightTo put more flesh on one's body and become fat.

찌다 · verb · Beginner

be sultry; be swelteringTo be humid and hot as if one is exposed to hot steam.
steamTo cook or heat up food with hot steam.

Examples from Lessons (3)

살 찐다고 너무 걱정하지 마라.
Don't worry so much about gaining weight.
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밖 이 쪄서 그런지 가만히 있어도 땀 이 나네요.
It's so sweltering that I'm sweating even when I'm just standing still.
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라떼랑 쿠키 를 같이 먹으면 살 이 찌나?
Won't I gain weight if I have the latte and cookies together?
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Grammar in These Examples

-는다고/ㄴ다고/다고Level 3Say that, claim that -나 (선택)Level 3Or, about -아/어서Level 2Because of, therefore -ㄴ지/는지Level 3Whether, if