Korean learner dictionary
고생하다 meaning and pronunciation
gosaenghada · go through a hardship; have difficulty
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 62499Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 고생하다, 고생함니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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괴롭거나 어렵고 힘든 일을 겪다.
English: go through a hardship; have difficulty — To suffer a painful, difficult, and hard problem.
Examples
- 고생한 결과.
- 고생한 기억.
- 고생한 보람.
- 고생한 사연.
- 고생한 사람.
- 감기로 고생하다.
- Origin
- 苦生하다
- Categories
- 삶 > 삶의 상태
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