No. 4,676 in Korean
걸기
"걸기" means "hanging" or "dialing" (as in making a phone call), depending on context.
In a sentence
그는 그녀에게 전화를 걸었다.
He called her on the phone.
The word '걸다', in this context, means 'to make a phone call'. It conveys the action of initiating a phone call.
벽에 그림을 걸고 싶어요.
I want to hang a picture on the wall.
Here, the word '걸다' means 'to hang'. It refers to the act of suspending an object onto a surface like a wall.
시합에 정상을 걸었다.
I bet everything on the match.
In this sentence, '걸다' implies 'to bet'. It signifies staking something, often as a risk accompanying the potential for a reward.
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