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TOPIK 1verb

지내다

jinaeda

지내요 · 지냈어요 · 지낼 거예요 · 지내세요

to get along, to be doing (well/badly); to spend (time), to live

Example

요즘 어떻게 지내요?

How are you doing these days?

Word parts

잘 지내요? = 'How are you doing?' — a very common greeting.

Good to know

잘 지냈어요? = 'How have you been?' — a very common greeting when you meet someone after a while.