Korean word

교체하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyochehada

Meaning

  • verbreplace

Example

휴대폰 배터리를 교체했어요.hyu dae pon pae teo ri reul kyo che hae sseo yo

I replaced the battery in my phone.

Illustration for 교체하다 (replace)

More examples

휴대폰 배터리는 오래되면 교체하세요.hyu dae pon pae teo ri neun o rae doe myeon kyo che ha se yo

Replace the battery in your phone when it gets old.

Core concept

An existing item is taken out and a new or different item is put in its place.

Common phrases

  • 휴대폰 케이스를 교체하다hyu dae pon ke i seu reul kyo che ha da

    replace a phone case

  • 배터리를 교체하다pae teo ri reul kyo che ha da

    replace the battery

  • 에어컨 필터를 교체하다e eo keon pil teo reul kyo che ha da

    replace an air-conditioning filter

Similar words

바꾸다pakkuda: To make an object or situation different from its current form.
교환하다kyohwanhada: To exchange one product for another by giving the first one back.
갈다kalda: To fit a fresh matching part after taking out an old machine part.

Definition in Korean

기존의 것을 새것이나 다른 것으로 대신하여 바꾸다.ki jo nui keo seul sae geo si na ta reun keo seu ro tae sin ha yeo pa kku da

Word origin

교체 (gyoche, "replacement") and 하다 (hada, "to do") combine to form a verb for replacing an existing item with a new or different one.

Usage tips

  • For batteries and machine parts, this verb usually means removing the old part and installing a new one, not repairing the old one.

Other meanings

  • swapverb
  • substituteverb

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