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street; road; avenue

1.Noun

  1. 1

    street; road; avenue

    A road, street, etc., for pedestrians or cars.

    Korean definition: 사람이나 차들이 다니는 길.

    • Maybe because it was cold, the streets were quiet.

    • He got lost in an unfamiliar street he'd never been to and wandered for a long time.

2.NounSino-Korean: 距離

  1. 1

    distance; length

    The extent of space between two objects or places that are apart from each other.

    Korean definition: 두 개의 물건이나 장소 등이 서로 떨어져 있는 길이.

    • It's a thirty-minute subway ride from my house to the office.

    • The exam is about to start, so leave a desk between you and sit apart from the person next to you.

  2. 2

    space; distance

    The distance that can be traveled in a certain amount of time.

    Korean definition: 일정한 시간 동안에 이동할 만한 공간적으로 벌어진 사이.

    • It's a ten-minute walk from my house to school.

    • It's five minutes by bus, but it seems like it'd be hard to walk.

  3. 3

    distance

    The level of closeness or separation felt between individuals.

    Korean definition: 사람과 사람 사이에 느껴지는 가깝고 먼 정도.

    • Maybe because I haven't seen him for a long time, a distance seems to have formed between our hearts.

    • She tends not to open up to me, so I always felt a distance.

  4. 4

    difference; gap

    The gap between two compared objects.

    Korean definition: 비교하는 두 대상 사이의 차이.

    • My daughter seems far from academic, so I'm thinking of having her try music or sports.

    • His views were very progressive, so there was a gap between them and my somewhat conservative thinking.