Word details
건지다
- Pronunciation
- 건지다
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Application
- 건지어 [건지어 / 건지여 ] (건져 [건저 ])
건지니 [ ]
fish; scoop
To lift something from the surface of water or another liquid or pull something out of water or another liquid.
save; escape
To free oneself from a difficult situation; or to cause someone to be free from a difficult situation.
recover; get back
To take back what one has lost or invested , or to obtain good things.