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TOPIK 5verb

치켜세우다

chikyeoseuda

치켜세워요 · 치켜세웠어요 · 치켜세울 거예요 · 치켜세우세요

to praise highly, to flatter, to praise to the skies; to raise up

Example

사람들은 그를 최고의 선수라고 치켜세웠어요.

People hailed him as the best player.

Word parts

치켜 'upward' + 세우다 'to stand up': propping someone up high.