Korean word

중단하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchungdanhada

Meaning

  • verbstop

Example

비가 와서 수업을 중단했어요.pi ga wa seo su eo beul chung dan hae sseo yo

The class was stopped because it rained.

Illustration for 중단하다 (stop)

More examples

공사 소음 때문에 공연이 중단되었어요.kong sa so eum ttae mu ne kong yeo ni chung dan doe eo sseo yo

The performance was stopped because of construction noise.

Core concept

Something in progress is made to stop and not continue.

Common phrases

  • 수업을 중단하다su eo beul chung dan ha da

    stop a class

  • 회의를 중단하다hoe ui reul chung dan ha da

    stop a meeting

  • 작업을 중단하다cha geo beul chung dan ha da

    stop work

Similar words

멈추다meomchuda: Movement or an ongoing action comes to a halt.
중지하다chungjihada: A task or function is deliberately stopped so that it no longer operates.
그만두다keumanduda: An activity or job is ended by choice and not continued.

Definition in Korean

어떤 일이나 활동을 도중에 멈추어 계속하지 않게 하는 동작이나 상태를 말한다.eo tteon i ri na hwal dong eul to jung e meom chu eo kye so ka ji an ke ha neun tong ja gi na sang tae reul mal han da

Word origin

중단 (jungdan, "interruption") supplies the idea of stopping midway, while 하다 (hada, "to do") turns it into a verb meaning to stop or discontinue something.

Usage tips

  • This verb suits formal descriptions of an activity or service being brought to an end, while casual speech often uses a simpler everyday verb.

Other meanings

  • discontinueverb

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