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TOPIK 2verb

피우다

piuda

피워요 · 피웠어요 · 피울 거예요 · 피우세요

to smoke (a cigarette); to make (a fire) burn; to make (flowers) bloom

Example

여기에서 담배를 피우면 안 돼요.

You're not allowed to smoke here.

Word parts

Causative of 피다 (to bloom, to burn): 'make something bloom or burn.'

Good to know

Standard Korean is 담배를 피우다; you'll hear 담배를 피다 in speech, but avoid it in writing.