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TOPIK 5verb

치솟다

chisotda [치솓따]

치솟아요 · 치솟았어요 · 치솟을 거예요 · 치솟은 (+noun)

to shoot up, to soar, to rise sharply

Example

물가가 치솟아서 생활비가 많이 들어요.

Prices have shot up, so living costs are high.

Word parts

치- is an intensifying prefix 'upward, hard' plus 솟다 'to rise, gush up'.

Good to know

Also literal: 불길이 치솟다 = flames shoot up.