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TOPIK 2adjective

쌀쌀하다

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쌀쌀해요 · 쌀쌀했어요 · 쌀쌀한 (+noun)

chilly; cold, unfriendly (in manner)

Example

가을이 되니까 아침저녁으로 날씨가 쌀쌀해요.

Now that it's fall, it's chilly in the mornings and evenings.

Word parts

Also describes a cold, unfriendly attitude: 쌀쌀한 사람 'a cold person'.

Good to know

쌀쌀하다 is unpleasantly chilly; 선선하다 is pleasantly cool.