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TOPIK 6verb

상쇄하다

sangswaehada

상쇄해요 · 상쇄했어요 · 상쇄할 거예요 · 상쇄하세요

to offset, to cancel out

Example

수출 증가가 내수 부진을 상쇄했습니다.

Rising exports offset weak domestic demand.

Word parts

상 mutual쇄 cancel

Literally 'mutually cancel' — two forces wiping each other out.

Good to know

The second syllable is read 쇄, not 살 — a classic reading trap for this hanja.