Korean word

출동하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchuldonghada

Meaning

  • verbbe dispatched

Example

밤에 화재 경보가 울려서 소방차가 출동했다.pa me hwa jae kyeong bo ga ul lyeo seo so bang cha ga chul dong haet tta

A fire truck was dispatched because the fire alarm went off at night.

Illustration for 출동하다 (be dispatched)

More examples

새벽에 도서관에서 이상 신고가 들어와 경찰이 출동했다.sae byeo ge to seo gwa ne seo i sang sin go ga teu reo wa kyeong cha ri chul dong haet tta

Early in the morning, the police were dispatched after a report of something unusual came in from the library.

Core concept

A response team or vehicle gets the call and heads straight to the site to deal with the situation.

Common phrases

  • 소방차 출동하다so bang cha chul dong ha da

    send out a fire truck

  • 경찰이 출동하다kyeong cha ri chul dong ha da

    send out the police

  • 구급차가 출동하다ku geup cha ga chul dong ha da

    send out an ambulance

Similar words

출동시키다chuldongsikida: Send people or vehicles to a site to handle a situation.
투입하다tuipada: Assign needed people or equipment to a site or task for active work.
소집하다sojipada: Gather the people involved for a particular purpose.

Definition in Korean

알람이나 신고를 받고 관련 인력이나 차량이 즉시 현장으로 가서 상황을 해결하려고 움직이는 것을 가리키는 동사이다.al la mi na sin go reul pat kko kwal lyeon il lyeo gi na cha ryang i cheuk ssi hyeon jang eu ro ka seo sang hwang eul hae gyeol ha ryeo go um ji gi neun keo seul ka ri ki neun tong sa i da

Word origin

The verb is formed from the Sino-Korean noun 출동 (chuldong, "deployment") plus 하다 (hada, "do"), turning the noun into an action word.

Usage tips

  • This word usually describes organized responders such as firefighters, police, or rescue crews, not a person's ordinary trip or movement.

Opposites

  • 철수하다cheolsuhadawithdrawverb
  • 복귀하다pokkkwihadareturnverb

Related words

  • 출동chuldongdispatchnoun
  • 출동시키다chuldongsikidadispatchverb
  • 출동대chuldongdaeresponse teamnoun

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