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life

NounSino-Korean: 生命

  1. 1

    life

    The power that enables a living thing to live.

    Korean definition: 생물이 살 수 있도록 하는 힘.

    • All life should be protected for its own sake.

    • Many paramedics worked hard on the rescue to save one person's life.

  2. 2

    life

    An existence that is in someone's womb and going to be born as a person.

    Korean definition: 엄마의 자궁 속에 자리 잡아 앞으로 사람으로 태어날 존재.

    • A new life has been growing in my wife's belly for six months.

    • In the delivery room, the life the woman had carried for ten months was born.

  3. 3

    life

    A certain period during which something is maintained.

    Korean definition: 무엇이 유지되는 일정한 기간.

    • The more a work follows trends, the shorter its life is bound to be.

    • Because of this corruption scandal, his political life came to an end.

  4. 4

    life

    (figurative) The core or essence of something.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 무엇의 핵심이나 본질.

    • For a singer, the voice is everything.

    • Accuracy and credibility are the lifeblood of a newspaper.