Difference between to squeeze and to rub in Korean
짜다·문지르다
짜다to squeeze
짜다 means to press something hard so juice, water, cream, or paste comes out. You can use it for things like oranges, lemons, wet towels, or a tube of toothpaste. In daily life, it often describes using your hands to get liquid or something soft out.
How to say to squeeze
문지르다to rub
(문지르다) means to rub something with your hand or another object. You use it when you move back and forth on a surface, like rubbing your eyes, hands, or a dirty spot. It can mean rubbing gently for comfort or rubbing harder to clean.
How to say to rubThe difference
짜다 means squeezing or wringing something to push out liquid, like a towel or toothpaste. It is not the back-and-forth rubbing motion of 문지르다.
