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TOPIK 2verb

부치다

buchida

부쳐요 · 부쳤어요 · 부칠 거예요 · 부치세요

to send, to mail (a letter, package); to fry (pancakes)

Example

어제 우체국에 가서 고향에 소포를 부쳤어요.

Yesterday I went to the post office and mailed a package home.

Word parts

Homonym: 전을 부치다 means 'to pan-fry Korean pancakes'.

Good to know

Don't confuse with 붙이다 'to stick, attach' — same pronunciation [부치다].