Vocabulary
뺨을 때리다
to slap someone's cheek
Meaning
뺨을 때리다 — to slap someone's cheek
Why this form?
뺨을 치다 — slap someone’s cheek : also denotes a slap, compactly; 뺨을 때리다 uses the general verb for striking and explicitly describes the blow.
Natural usage
Learn this as a unit: translating each component literally does not always give the intended meaning.
Forms not to confuse
뺨을 치다
그는 상대의 뺨을 쳤어요. — He slapped the other person.
Examples
그 남자가 지민의 뺨을 때린다. — The man slaps Jimin.
그는 상대의 뺨을 때렸어요. — He slapped the other person.