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TOPIK 6verb

청산하다

cheongsanhada

청산해요 · 청산했어요 · 청산할 거예요 · 청산하세요

to settle, to pay off (debts); to break with (the past)

Example

그는 빚을 모두 청산하고 새 출발을 했어요.

He paid off all his debts and made a fresh start.

Word parts

청 clear산 calculate

Literally 'clear the accounts'.

Good to know

Also 과거를 청산하다 'to make a clean break with the past'.