운전하다

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to drive

🚗 運轉 = move + turn: make the wheels turn, plus 하다 (to do)

운 (運) means move or transport, as in 운동 (exercise). 전 (轉) means turn or rotate, as in 자전거 (bicycle). Add 하다, to do, and driving is literally doing the move-and-turn.

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