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TOPIK 3verb

복용하다

bogyonghada [보굥하다]

복용해요 · 복용했어요 · 복용할 거예요 · 복용하세요

to take (medicine)

Example

이 약은 하루에 세 번 식후에 복용하세요.

Take this medicine three times a day after meals.

Word parts

복 take, wear용 use

Literally 'take and use' — formal word for taking medicine.

Good to know

복용하다 is formal and appears on labels; in conversation people usually say 약을 먹다.