Korean word

차단하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchadanhada

Meaning

  • verbblock

Example

그는 나를 차단했어.keu neun na reul cha dan hae sseo

He blocked me.

Illustration for 차단하다 (block)

More examples

불필요한 댓글을 차단했어.pul pi ryo han taet kkeu reul cha dan hae sseo

I blocked unnecessary comments.

Core concept

A boundary deliberately set so one person's messages or access cannot reach another person.

Common phrases

  • 사용자를 차단하다sa yong ja reul cha dan ha da

    block a user

  • 댓글을 차단하다taet kkeu reul cha dan ha da

    block comments

  • 광고를 차단하다kwang go reul cha dan ha da

    block ads

Similar words

막다maktta: To keep something from passing through or causing an unwanted event to happen.
끊다kkeunta: To end a phone call or other continuing connection by cutting it off.
삭제하다sakjjehada: To erase a stored message, file, or other item so it no longer remains.

Definition in Korean

전화나 SNS에서 특정 사람의 연락이나 접근을 못하게 설정하거나 그 상태로 만들다.cheon hwa na SNS e seo teuk jjeong sa ra mui yeol la gi na cheop kkeu neul mo ta ge seol jeong ha geo na keu sang tae ro man deul da

Word origin

The verb comes from a Sino-Korean formation meaning to cut off, combined with a verb-forming element meaning to do.

Usage tips

  • It describes a setting or action, not just a lack of response, so it distinguishes blocked contact from an unanswered message.

Other meanings

  • cut offverb
  • obstructverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 차단chadanblockingnoun
  • 차단조치chadanjochiblocking measurenoun

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