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부딪치다

buditchida[부딛치다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

hit; bump; crash

Verb

  1. 1

    hit; bump; crash

    (emphasizing form) For something to hit hard against another thing; to make this situation happen.

    Korean definition: (강조하는 말로) 매우 세게 마주 닿다. 또는 마주 닿게 하다.

    • A major accident occurred when a car crashed into a bus.

    • I bumped shoulders with a drunk on the street and got into an argument.

  2. 2

    encounter; run into; be faced with

    (emphasizing form) To experience or face firsthand an unexpected event or situation.

    Korean definition: (강조하는 말로) 예상치 못한 일이나 상황을 직접 당하거나 접하다.

    • Faced with our parents' opposition, my older sister broke up with her boyfriend.

    • I ran into many difficulties on my way to becoming an actor, but I didn't give up.

  3. 3

    meet; encounter

    To meet another person's eyes or gaze.

    Korean definition: 눈길이나 시선 등이 마주치다.

    • The two people's eyes met in midair.

    • I was even afraid to meet my teacher's eyes.

  4. 4

    encounter; come across

    To meet someone by chance.

    Korean definition: 우연히 어떤 사람을 만나다.

    • I ran into a friend from my hometown on the subway for the first time in ten years.

    • Having run into each other by chance at a bar, we developed into a couple.