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TOPIK 5verb

타개하다

tagaehada

타개해요 · 타개했어요 · 타개할 거예요 · 타개하세요

to break through, to overcome (a deadlock or crisis)

Example

회사는 위기를 타개하기 위해 새로운 전략을 세웠습니다.

The company set up a new strategy to break through the crisis.

Word parts

타 strike개 open

Literally 'striking it open' — smashing through a blocked situation.

Good to know

Typical objects: 위기, 난국, 교착 상태 (crisis, impasse, deadlock); 타개책 means a way out.