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TOPIK 6verb

조율하다

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조율해요 · 조율했어요 · 조율할 거예요 · 조율하세요

to tune (an instrument); to coordinate, to adjust (views or schedules)

Example

두 나라는 정상회담 일정을 조율하고 있습니다.

The two countries are coordinating the schedule for the summit.

Word parts

조 adjust율 pitch

Literally 'adjust the pitch' — tuning a piano, then tuning opinions.

Good to know

Very common for diplomacy and business: 의견을 조율하다, 일정을 조율하다.