차리다

Meanings

set the tableTo place prepared food, etc., on a table.
come to one's sensesTo recover one's energy, consciousness, etc.
have good mannersTo keep one's duty, etiquette, formality, etc.
senseTo see a sign and know something by guessing in advance.
prepareTo get ready for something or find a way to do something.

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establishTo start or set up a new family, store, business, etc.
seek; takeTo calculate and take one's profit.

Examples from Lessons (3)

예의 차린다고 너무 긴장하지 마라.
Don't be too nervous just to be polite.
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너무 예의 차리지 말고 편하게 말하는 거야.
Let's not be so formal and just speak comfortably.
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맞아요, 바쁠수록 정신 을 바짝 차려야 해요.
That is right, the busier it is, the more sharply we need to keep our wits about us.
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Grammar in These Examples

-는다고/ㄴ다고/다고Level 3Say that, claim that -아/어야Level 2Should, must -지 말다Level 1Don't do -아/어야 하다Level 2Must/should