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겨우겨우 meaning and pronunciation
gyeougyeou · with much difficulty
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 28467Part of speech: 부사Pronunciation: 겨우겨우Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
지나칠 정도로 힘들고 어렵게.
English: with much difficulty — With much effort to an excessive degree.
Examples
- 겨우겨우 도망치다.
- 겨우겨우 마련하다.
- 겨우겨우 버티다.
- 겨우겨우 빠져나오다.
- 겨우겨우 살아가다.
- 승규는 그 문제를 겨우겨우 풀었다.
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