살을 빼요 · 살을 뺐어요; 살이 빠지다 = to lose weight (it just happens)
to lose weight
Example
여름이 오기 전에 살을 빼려고 매일 운동해요.
I'm working out every day to lose weight before summer.
Word parts
살 'flesh' plus 빼다 'to take out' — literally 'take the flesh off.'
Good to know
Use 살을 빼다 for deliberate effort and 살이 빠지다 when weight drops on its own.
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