위험하다

wiheomhada · TOPIK 1

to be dangerous

⚠️ 危險 (wi-heom) = peril + steep; add 하다 to make it: to be dangerous

Hanja 危 (wi) means peril and 險 (heom) means steep or risky. Together 위험 is the noun danger, the same word as Chinese 危险 and Japanese 危険. Adding 하다 turns the noun into a descriptive verb: to be dangerous.

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