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TOPIK 6verb

정진하다

jeongjinhada

정진해요 · 정진했어요 · 정진할 거예요 · 정진하세요

to devote oneself to, to strive diligently

Example

그는 은퇴 후에도 연구에 정진하고 있어요.

Even after retiring, he is devoting himself to his research.

Word parts

정 pure진 advance

Literally 'advance with purity' — originally Buddhist striving toward enlightenment.