Korean word

좁히다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchopida

Meaning

  • verbnarrow down

Example

우리는 후보를 좁혔다.u ri neun hu bo reul cho pyeot tta

We narrowed down the candidates.

Illustration for 좁히다 (narrow down)

More examples

논의를 좁혀서 결론을 냈다.no nui reul cho pyeo seo kyeol lo neul naet tta

By narrowing the discussion, we reached a conclusion.

Core concept

Drawing the edges of something inward until its range or number of choices is reduced.

Common phrases

  • 후보를 좁히다hu bo reul cho pi da

    narrow down candidates

  • 범위를 좁히다peo mwi reul cho pi da

    narrow down the range

Similar words

줄이다churida: Causes a quantity, size, length, or level to become smaller.
거르다keoreuda: Filters out items or information that are not needed.
골라내다kollanaeda: Selects a specific item from among many.

Definition in Korean

넓거나 많은 것의 범위나 선택지를 한정하여 더 적게 만드는 동사.neol kkeo na ma neun keo sui peo mwi na seon taek jji reul han jeong ha yeo teo cheok kke man deu neun tong sa

Word origin

The verb comes from the idea of making something narrow, then naturally gained the broader sense of restricting a range, set, or selection.

Usage tips

  • It commonly appears when a broad search becomes more focused, so it is useful for describing research, plans, and candidate selection.

Other meanings

  • limitverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 좁다chopttanarrowadjective
  • 좁아지다chobajidabecome narrowerverb

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