Korean word

승차거부

Pronunciation

Romanizationseungchageobu

Meaning

  • nounrefusal to take passengers

Example

어젯밤에 택시에서 승차거부를 당했어요.eo jet ppa me taek ssi e seo seung cha geo bu reul tang hae sseo yo

A taxi refused to take me last night.

Illustration for 승차거부 (refusal to take passengers)

More examples

버스에서 마스크 미착용으로 승차거부를 당했어요.peo seu e seo ma seu keu mi cha gyong eu ro seung cha geo bu reul tang hae sseo yo

I was denied boarding on the bus because I was not wearing a mask.

Core concept

A passenger is left waiting because the driver will not let them board.

Common phrases

  • 택시 승차거부taek ssi seung cha geo bu

    taxi refusal to take passengers

  • 버스 승차거부peo seu seung cha geo bu

    bus refusal to take passengers

Similar words

승차 거절seungcha keojeol: A request for permission to board a vehicle is turned down.
콜 거부kol keobu: A driver does not accept a call asking for a vehicle pickup.
배차거부paechageobu: A requested vehicle assignment is declined, and no vehicle is sent.

Definition in Korean

택시나 버스 등에서 운전자가 승객의 탑승을 거절하는 일taek ssi na peo seu teung e seo un jeon ja ga seung gae gui tap sseung eul keo jeol ha neun il

Word origin

The Sino-Korean compound combines a term for boarding a vehicle with a term for refusal, giving the sense of a driver refusing to take a passenger.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may first read the phrase as a passenger refusing to board, but it refers to the driver refusing to accept the passenger.

Opposites

  • 승차허가seungchaheogapermission to boardnoun
  • 승차허용seungchaheoyongpermission to admit passengersnoun

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