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TOPIK 4noun

줄다리기

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줄다리기가 · 줄다리기를

tug-of-war

Example

운동회 줄다리기에서 우리 반이 이겼어요.

Our class won the tug-of-war at the school sports day.

Word parts

줄 'rope' + 다리기, from an old verb meaning 'to pull' (now 당기다).

Good to know

A staple of school sports days (운동회). Also used figuratively for a tug-of-war between two sides, as in negotiations.