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work; labor

1.Noun

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    work; labor

    An activity that uses one's body or mind in order to achieve something; the object of such an activity.

    Korean definition: 무엇을 이루려고 몸이나 정신을 사용하는 활동. 또는 그 활동의 대상.

    • I finished work and only got home at almost twelve o'clock.

    • My uncle is buried in work, with no time even to spend with his family.

  2. 2

    scheme; plot; project

    Something that one wants to realize with a certain plan and intention.

    Korean definition: 어떤 계획과 의도를 가지고 이루려고 하는 대상.

    • I got the train time wrong, and things got all messed up.

    • Because the secret leaked, the plan to surprise my friend was found out.

  3. 3

    matter; affair

    A certain situation or fact.

    Korean definition: 어떤 내용을 가진 상황이나 사실.

    • I have to transfer schools again, so I'm worried about adjusting from now on.

    • After receiving my friend's apology, I decided to forget everything that had upset me.

  4. 4

    act

    A certain act that one did.

    Korean definition: 사람이 한 어떤 행동.

    • I briefly wrote down in my notebook what I did today.

    • The money we raised will be used for the good deed of helping neighbors in need.

2.NounSino-Korean: 日

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    day

    A period of one day.

    Korean definition: 하루 동안.

    • The train to Seoul runs ten times a day.

    • The medicine bag said to take it three times a day.

3.Bound nounSino-Korean: 日

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of days or referring to a date.

    Korean definition: 날이나 날짜를 세는 단위.

    • The festival went on for as long as three days.

    • Something urgent came up, so I postponed my trip by five days.

4.NumeralSino-Korean: 一/壹

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    one

    The first number when counting numbers from one.

    Korean definition: 수를 셀 때 제일 처음 수.

    • One plus one equals two.

    • The child spread out their fingers and counted from one to ten.

5.DeterminerSino-Korean: 一/壹

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    one

    Amounting to one.

    Korean definition: 하나의.

    • We held a party to celebrate one year since our child was born.

    • My younger sibling was holding a tiny puppy that looked like it didn't even weigh one kilogram.

  2. 2

    first

    Corresponding to the first one in a sequence.

    Korean definition: 첫 번째의.

    • Page one of the book had the table of contents.

    • Since it's the first class, let's study in order starting from lesson one of the textbook.

6.NounSino-Korean: 日

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    Sunday

    The last day of a week starting from Monday.

    Korean definition: 월요일을 기준으로 한 주의 마지막 날.

    • Every Saturday and Sunday, I spend all my time at church.

    • This time the Chuseok holidays fall on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so the days off are too short.