Korean word

해체하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationhaechehada

Meaning

  • verbdismantle

Example

오래된 건물을 해체했어요.o rae doen keon mu reul hae che hae sseo yo

The old building was dismantled.

Illustration for 해체하다 (dismantle)

More examples

기계를 해체해서 부품을 정리했어요.ki gye reul hae che hae seo pu pu meul cheong ni hae sseo yo

I dismantled the machine and organized the parts.

Core concept

An integrated thing is pulled apart so that its parts no longer work as the original whole.

Common phrases

  • 기계를 해체하다ki gye reul hae che ha da

    dismantle a machine

  • 조직을 해체하다cho ji geul hae che ha da

    disband an organization

  • 구조물을 해체하다ku jo mu reul hae che ha da

    dismantle a structure

Similar words

분해하다punhaehada: A device is disassembled by removing its parts one by one.
철거하다cheolgeohada: A building or piece of equipment is torn down and removed.
분리하다pullihada: Things that are joined or mixed are divided and kept apart or sorted into groups.
부수다pusuda: Force is used on a hard object until it breaks into pieces or can no longer be used.

Definition in Korean

건축물이나 기계뿐 아니라 단체의 구조나 활동을 해체하여 구성 요소로 나누어 원래의 형태와 기능을 잃게 하는 동사.keon chung mu ri na ki gye ppun a ni ra tan che ui ku jo na hwal dong eul hae che ha yeo ku seong yo so ro na nu eo wol lae ui hyeong tae wa ki neung eul il ke ha neun tong sa

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation joins the idea of untying with body or structure and adds a verb-forming element to express dismantling a whole.

Usage tips

  • For groups, this word suggests that the group's structure or activities are taken apart, not merely that a meeting ends.

Other meanings

  • disbandverb
  • disassembleverb

Opposites

  • 조립하다choripadaassembleverb
  • 결합하다kyeolhapadacombineverb

Related words

  • 해체haechedismantlingnoun
  • 해체되다haechedoedabe dismantledverb
  • 해체시키다haechesikidahave dismantledverb

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