Korean word

마주치다

Pronunciation

Romanizationmajuchida

Meaning

  • verbmeet

Example

길에서 마주쳤어요.ki re seo ma ju cheo sseo yo

I met someone on the street.

Illustration for 마주치다 (meet)

More examples

길을 걷다가 우연히 친구를 마주쳤다.ki reul keot tta ga u yeon hi chin gu reul ma ju cheot tta

While walking down the street, I happened to run into a friend.

Core concept

Unexpectedly crossing paths with a person or coming upon a situation in a particular place.

Common phrases

  • 우연히 마주치다u yeon hi ma ju chi da

    meet by chance

  • 서로 마주치다seo ro ma ju chi da

    meet each other

  • 눈이 마주치다nu ni ma ju chi da

    make eye contact

Similar words

만나다mannada: Meet someone face to face to talk or spend time together.
스치다seuchida: Brush lightly against someone or something while moving past.
지나치다chinachida: Continue beyond a person, place, or thing instead of stopping.

Definition in Korean

우연히 길이나 장소에서 사람을 만나거나 어떤 일을 접하게 되는 것을 이르는 동사.u yeon hi ki ri na chang so e seo sa ra meul man na geo na eo tteon i reul cheo pa ge toe neun keo seul i reu neun tong sa

Word origin

마주 (maju, "facing one another") combines with 치다 (chida, "to strike or come into contact") to create the image of an unplanned encounter.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English meet, this word usually highlights chance contact rather than a planned meeting.

Other meanings

  • encounterverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 마주침majuchimencounternoun
  • 마주하다majuhadafaceverb

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