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Adjective
- 1
difficult; challenging
Very complicated or hard to do.
Korean definition: 하기가 복잡하거나 힘이 들다.
On the math test, Jisu got every question right except one difficult one.
The hospital said my father's surgery is a difficult one, so it will take a long time.
- 2
difficult; hard
Being in serious trouble or suffering great hardship.
Korean definition: 곤란한 일이나 고난이 많다.
After his parents passed away, Min-jun went through a hard adolescence alone.
Having failed his job exam and broken up with his girlfriend, Min-jun is going through a really hard time these days.
- 3
difficult
Not easy to understand some words or a piece of writing.
Korean definition: 말이나 글을 이해하기가 쉽지 않다.
Jisu reads difficult-to-understand papers two or three times.
Professor Kim uses a lot of difficult words in class, so the students don't understand him well.
- 4
difficult
Hard to make a living because one is poor.
Korean definition: 가난해서 살기가 고생스럽다.
Ever since my father quit his job due to illness, my family has lived a hard life.
My uncle lives a hard life on the living allowance the government pays every month.
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- 못하다be incapable; fail to
- 힘들다strenuous; laborious
- 능력ability; capability; competence
- 잘하다do a right thing; do right
- 쉽다easy
- 훌륭하다great; excellent; outstanding
- 똑똑하다definite; explicit; well-defined
- 잘못하다commit an error; blunder; misdo
- 실력ability; capability
- 가능성possibility; chance; likelihood
- 재능talent
- 솜씨skill; dexterity