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imsi[임시]Intermediate · TOPIK II

being provisional; being tentative; being interim

NounSino-Korean: 臨時

  1. 1

    being provisional; being tentative; being interim

    The quality of being decided according to circumstances, without being decided in advance.

    Korean definition: 미리 정하지 않고 그때그때 필요에 따라 정한 것.

    • At the sudden news of layoffs, the employees formed a provisional union.

    • When the Korean Peninsula came under colonial rule, several figures established a provisional government in Shanghai.

  2. 2

    being temporary

    Something for a short period that has not been decided in advance.

    Korean definition: 미리 기간을 정하지 않은 잠시 동안.

    • I was to serve as mayor temporarily until a new mayor was elected.

    • Although this house is just a temporary residence for a while, I wanted to decorate it as beautifully as possible.