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TOPIK 5verb

몸부림치다

momburimchida

몸부림쳐요 · 몸부림쳤어요 · 몸부림칠 거예요 · 몸부림치세요

to struggle, to writhe, to thrash about; to strive desperately

Example

그는 가난에서 벗어나려고 평생 몸부림쳤어요.

He struggled desperately all his life to escape poverty.

Word parts

몸 'body' + 부림 (from 부리다 'to work, drive') + 치다: the whole body thrashing.