운전

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driving

🚗 運轉 = move (運) + turn (轉): make the wheels move and turn

운 (運) means to move or transport, as in 운동 (exercise) and 운반 (carrying). 전 (轉) means to turn or rotate, as in 회전 (rotation) and 자전거 (bicycle). Driving is literally moving-and-turning a machine.

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