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TOPIK 6verb

하회하다

hahoehada

하회해요 · 하회했어요 · 하회할 거예요 · 하회한 (+noun)

to fall below, to be lower than (a figure)

Example

이번 분기 실적이 시장 기대치를 하회했습니다.

This quarter's earnings fell short of market expectations.

Word parts

하 below회 go around

Literally 'go around below' — running under a mark.

Good to know

The native equivalent 밑돌다 is more common in everyday news.