Korean word

식히다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsikida

Meaning

  • verbcool

Example

수프를 식혀서 먹었어요.su peu reul si kyeo seo meo geo sseo yo

I ate the soup after letting it cool.

Illustration for 식히다 (cool)

More examples

아이가 열이 나서 얼음찜질로 열을 식혔어요.a i ga yeo ri na seo eo reum jjim jil lo yeo reul si kyeo sseo yo

The child had a fever, so I brought it down with an ice pack.

Core concept

Heat is drawn out of something hot, or emotional heat is brought down into a calmer state.

Common phrases

  • 열을 식히다yeo reul si ki da

    reduce heat

  • 음료를 식히다eum nyo reul si ki da

    cool a drink

Similar words

식다siktta: Heat slowly leaves an object or drink until it becomes cool by itself.

Definition in Korean

뜨거운 대상의 온도나 사람의 열기를 줄여 차갑게 하거나 진정시키는 타동사.tteu geo un tae sang ui on do na sa ra mui yeol gi reul chu ryeo cha gap kke ha geo na chin jeong si ki neun ta dong sa

Word origin

A native verb meaning to become cool gains the causative suffix -hi-, turning the idea of cooling naturally into causing something else to cool.

Usage tips

  • The object is the thing that becomes cooler, which helps distinguish this verb from one that describes something cooling by itself.

Other meanings

  • calmverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 식힘sikimcoolingnoun

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