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unification

NounSino-Korean: 統一

  1. 1

    unification

    An act of combining what has been divided or split into one.

    Korean definition: 나누어지거나 갈라진 것들을 합쳐서 하나가 되게 함.

    • My grandfather always dreamed of the day of unification when the South and the North would become one.

    • To achieve peaceful unification, inter-Korean problems need to be solved through dialogue rather than force.

  2. 2

    standardization; equalization

    An act of making different things the same.

    Korean definition: 서로 다른 것들을 같게 함.

    • Our positions were so different that we couldn't reach a unified opinion.

    • Because the method of organizing data wasn't standardized, everyone organized it in their own way.

  3. 3

    concentration

    An act of pushing out many thoughts and making one’s mind or heart focus on something.

    Korean definition: 여러 가지 생각을 버리고 정신이나 마음을 집중함.

    • He is staying at a quiet temple to concentrate his mind.

    • In any situation, as long as you can concentrate your mind, there is nothing you cannot accomplish.