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TOPIK 4adjective

완고하다

wangohada

완고해요 · 완고했어요 · 완고한 (+noun)

stubborn, inflexible, set in one's ways

Example

아버지는 완고해서 생각을 잘 안 바꾸세요.

My father is set in his ways, so he rarely changes his mind.

Word parts

완 stubborn고 firm

Literally 'stubborn and firm.'