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1.Noun

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    ball

    A round object about the size just right for holding, passing or kicking, used for play or sports games.

    Korean definition: 운동이나 놀이 등에 쓰는 손이나 발로 다루기에 알맞은 크기의 둥근 물건.

    • The children are playing catch with a ball at the playground.

    • Soccer is a sport played by kicking a ball, and the team that puts more balls into the opponent's goal wins.

2.NounSino-Korean: 空

  1. 1

    zero; null

    The number zero.

    Korean definition: 숫자 영.

    • Seoul's area code is 02 (zero-two).

    • People also read the number zero as “gong.”

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    an empty circle

    The name of the sign 'O.'

    Korean definition: 기호 ‘○’의 이름.

    • “○ month ○ day” is read as “circle month, circle day.”

    • The symbol “Ο” (circle) is mainly used when something is unclear or not to be disclosed.

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    nothingness; null; voidness

    A state of being void or null.

    Korean definition: 완전히 비어 있는 무의 상태.

    • The teacher said the universe at the beginning was a world of void with nothing in it.

    • Buddhism teaches that one can reach the state of emptiness only by casting off worldly afflictions and practicing the Buddhist way.