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world

NounSino-Korean: 世上

  1. 1

    world

    The entire space on earth.

    Korean definition: 지구 위 전체.

    • Jisu hated cockroaches more than anything in the world.

    • Seunggyu likes seeing the world, so he travels often.

  2. 2

    world

    All societies in which people live.

    Korean definition: 사람이 살고 있는 모든 사회.

    • That Professor Park is a great scholar is something the whole world knows.

    • Mr. Kim didn't want his accident to become known to the world through the media.

  3. 3

    world

    A time or space that one can use as he/she pleases.

    Korean definition: 자기 마음대로 할 수 있는 시간이나 공간.

    • Once I'm discharged, the world is mine!

    • When the owner went out, the house became the puppies' world.

  4. 4

    world outside; secular world

    The world outside a Buddhist temple, monastry, prison, etc.

    Korean definition: 절, 수도원, 감옥 등과 대비되는 바깥 사회.

    • I've only lived in a monastery, so I don't know much about the outside world.

    • No matter how the outside world turns, life in prison is always the same.