What does 꼭꼭 mean?
꼭꼭 means "Very thoroughly and repeatedly, into small pieces." in Korean.
How it works here
‘꼭꼭’ emphasizes careful, repeated chewing and combines with ‘씹어 먹을 수 있습니다’.
When it's used
Used when telling someone to chew hard or chewy food slowly and well.
The line
꼭꼭 씹어 먹을 수 있습니다.
You can chew it thoroughly.
Said during a meal as careful guidance about how to chew food.
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More examples
고기는 꼭꼭 씹어서 천천히 삼켜야 해요.
Chew the meat thoroughly and swallow it slowly.
밥을 꼭꼭 씹지 않으면 소화가 잘 안 돼.
If you do not chew your rice thoroughly, it will not digest well.
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What does this mean here?
꼭꼭
꼭꼭 씹어 먹을 수 있습니다.
You can chew it thoroughly.
- Folding paper or cloth repeatedly to leave marks.
- Chewing food or something very finely and repeatedly.
- Writing something down and formally setting it aside in advance.
- Lending money to several people.
Show the answer
Chewing food or something very finely and repeatedly.
‘꼭꼭’ is usually used with ‘씹다’ and emphasizes chewing repeatedly into small pieces.
Other words in this line
- 씹다
- To chew
- 먹다
- To eat; to swallow food
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