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TOPIK 5verb

전수하다

jeonsuhada

전수해요 · 전수했어요 · 전수할 거예요 · 전수하세요

to pass down, to hand down (skills, know-how)

Example

할아버지는 평생 익힌 기술을 손자에게 전수했어요.

Grandfather passed down the skills he had mastered over his lifetime to his grandson.

Word parts

전 transmit수 give

Literally 'transmit and give' — teaching someone your craft.