Korean word

제지하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchejihada

Meaning

  • verbstop

Example

친구들이 그를 제지하려고 했다.chin gu deu ri keu reul che ji ha ryeo go haet tta

His friends tried to stop him.

Illustration for 제지하다 (stop)

More examples

경비원이 출입을 제지했다.kyeong bi wo ni chu ri beul che ji haet tta

The security guard stopped people from going in and out.

Core concept

An outside hand restrains someone or an action before it continues.

Common phrases

  • 사람을 제지하다sa ra meul che ji ha da

    stop someone

  • 출입을 제지하다chu ri beul che ji ha da

    stop entry and exit

Similar words

말리다mallida: Uses words or direct intervention to keep someone from acting.
막다maktta: Stops movement or prevents an event by placing something in the way.
만류하다mallyuhada: Convinces someone to change course and not carry out a planned action.

Definition in Korean

어떤 사람이나 행동의 진행을 막아 그만두게 하다.eo tteon sa ra mi na haeng dong ui chin haeng eul ma ga keu man du ge ha da

Word origin

The Sino-Korean term 제지 (jeji, "restraint") joins 하다 (hada, "to do"), creating 제지하다 (jejihada, "to stop") for the act of restraining or stopping.

Usage tips

  • For casual conversation, simpler everyday verbs are often more natural, while this word fits reports and formal speech.

Other meanings

  • preventverb
  • hinderverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 제지chejirestraintnoun

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