Korean word

충전하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchungjeonhada

Meaning

  • verbcharge

Example

휴대폰을 충전해요.hyu dae po neul chung jeon hae yo

I charge my phone.

Illustration for 충전하다 (charge)

More examples

보조배터리를 충전해 두세요.po jo bae teo ri reul chung jeon hae tu se yo

Please charge the power bank beforehand.

Core concept

Energy that has been spent is restored inside a device for later use.

Common phrases

  • 핸드폰을 충전하다haen deu po neul chung jeon ha da

    charge a phone

  • 노트북을 충전하다no teu bu geul chung jeon ha da

    charge a laptop

  • 보조배터리를 충전하다po jo bae teo ri reul chung jeon ha da

    charge a power bank

Similar words

재충전하다chaechungjeonhada: Recover strength and energy after resting or sleeping.
충전되다chungjeondoeda: Reach a ready-to-use state when a battery or device receives electricity.
보충하다pochunghada: Add a missing amount or part to bring something up to a sufficient level.
채우다chaeuda: Make a space, container, or amount full by adding something.

Definition in Korean

소모된 전기나 에너지를 다시 채워 사용하는 상태로 되돌리는 동사.so mo doen cheon gi na e neo ji reul ta si chae wo sa yong ha neun sang tae ro toe dol li neun tong sa

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean base joins the ideas of making full and electricity, and the final verb-forming element turns that base into an action.

Usage tips

  • A phone can be charged even when its battery is not completely empty, so the word does not mean that the battery was fully drained first.

Other meanings

  • top upverb

Opposites

  • 방전하다pangjeonhadadischargeverb

Related words

  • 충전기chungjeongichargernoun
  • 충전소chungjeonsocharging stationnoun
  • 무선충전museonchungjeonwireless chargingnoun

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