한자 단어 1&2&Preface

Question 1

Social advancement; success

Quickly climb the career ladder

Answer 1

출세

출세를 가도를 달린다

그는 명예나 출세에만 별로 관심이 없다
(He cares little for fame or social advancement.)

당신 정말 출세했군요.
(You’ve really moved up in the world.)

📌a feeling of social/professional advancement, worldly success

Question 2

Government official

High ranking ~

Low ranking ~

Answer 2

관리

고위 관리

하급 관리

Question 3

Terrible, dreadful, lousy

Answer 3

형편없다

장말 형편없는 영화였다
(It was a dreadful movie.)

그는 형편 없는 인간이다.
(He’s a lousy human being.)

Question 4

To click/cluck one’s tongue

Go tsk tsk

Answer 4

혀를 끌끌 찼다

Question 5

눈꼴 사나워 못 봐주겠다.

눈꼴사납다

Answer 5

Sick of seeing someone (usu. b/c if their behaviour); get on your nerves

그는 거들먹거리는 꼴이 눈꼴산워 못 봐주겠다.
(His obnoxiousness is getting in my nerves)

그가 뽐내고 걷는 꼴이 눈꼴사납다.
(I’m sick of seeing him swaggering.)

Question 6

To throw a party/feast

Answer 6

잔치를 버리다

📌 버리다: start, give

사업을 버리다: to start a business

Question 7

To totter, swagger, walk unsteadily

Tottering, swaggering, unsteady

Answer 7

뒤뚱거리다

뒤뚱뒤뚱

Question 8

Whip

Answer 8

채찍

채찍 소리: the crack of the whip

채찍으로 갈기다: to flog, whip
차찍을 맞다: to be whipped

Question 9

Loudly, in a loud voice

Answer 9

고래고래

고래고래 소리를 지르고 있자

고래고래 들어지르다
(Cry at the top of one’s voice.)

Question 10

마구

Answer 10

1) Violently, severely, wildly

마구 때리다: beat someone violently

2) recklessly, indiscriminately, at random

돈을 마구 쓰다 (squander money)

Question 11

접하다

Answer 11

To encounter, come into contact w/, meet, come across

나의 직업상 저명인상들과 접할 기회가 많다.
(I have many opportunities to meet well-known people because of my profession.)

나는 오페라 처음 접할 갓은 대학 시절이다
(My first exposure to the opera was in college.)

Question 12

Surface

Answer 12

거죽 (표면)

거죽만: in appearance, outwardly

거죽만 봐서는 진상을 모른다
(The true condition of affairs is not to be known by outward/external appearances.)

Question 13

Employee, member of staff

Answer 13

사원

신입 사원: new incoming staff

Question 14

Organ

Answer 14

기관

Question 15

Esophagus

Answer 15

식도

Question 16

Holy Book, scriptures

Answer 16

경전

Question 17

일러주다

Answer 17

To tell, let someone know

Advise, instruct

Question 18

뱃길

Answer 18

Ship’s course, waterway, sea route

울릉도에서 독도까지 뱃길로 2시간 간략 걸린다.
It takes about 2 hours from Ulleingdo to Dokdo by ship.

Question 19

자그마치

Answer 19

Reaches, as much/many as

한국사 자그마치 2,000개가 넘어요.

Question 20

Attention

Answer 20

주목/이목

주목을 끌드/이목을 끌다
(draw/attract attention; catch somebody’s attention)

주목해 주십시오
(Attention please! MayI have your attention?)

그의 말을 주목하세요
(Take note of what he says.)

그는 언론의 주목을 별로 받지 못했다
(He received little attention from the press.)

그는 언론의 주목을 받기 시작했다.
(He began to grab the attention of the media.)

Question 21

쏠리다

Answer 21

1) (시선, 마음 등) focus (on)

2) (한쪽으로 기울다) lean, tilt, be inclined

Question 22

멀뚱멀뚱 (바라보다)

Answer 22

To stare blankly, vacantly

Question 23

의기양양하다

Answer 23

Be triumphant, elated

의기양양하게: triumphantly

Question 24

그르치다

Answer 24

Ruin, mess up, spoil

Question 25

일편단심

Answer 25

Devotion

일편단심의: sincerely; whole hearted

일편단심으로: w/single-minded devotion

Question 26

우러나온다

Answer 26

Spring, gush forth

Thoughts, feelings, temperament etc., that comes from your heart

생각, 감정, 성질 따위가 마음속에서 저절로 생겨내다

Question 27

예로부터

Answer 27

From old/ancient times

Question 28

골똘하다

Answer 28

Be engrossed in, absorbed in

Question 29

촌각

Answer 29

Second, moment, instant

촌각을 다투다: be urgent

이것은 촌각을 다투는 문제다
(This is a very urgent matter; we cannot afford a moments delay.)

Question 30

친인척

Answer 30

Relatives, relations

Question 31

촌수

Answer 31

Kin

촌수가 멀다 (distant kin; be a distant relation)

촌수가 가깝다 (near kin; close relation)

Question 32

To have a stroke

Answer 32

중풍에 걸리다

Question 33

편찮다

Answer 33

To be sick, ill, unwell

어디 편찮으세요?

어머니가 편찮으시다는 소식을 들었다.

중풍으로 편찮으신 할머니

Question 34

도리어

Answer 34

1) (오히려) rather; all the more (better/worse)

2) (반대로) on the contrary, instead

Question 35

장단

장단을 맞추다

Answer 35

Rhythm, beat

Keep time with the music