Korean learner dictionary
고시원 meaning and pronunciation
gosiwon · accommodations for students studying for exams
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 18744Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 고ː시원Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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공부하고 잠을 잘 수 있도록 시설을 갖추고, 시험을 준비하는 사람들에게 월세를 받고 빌려주는 방.
English: accommodations for students studying for exams — A house with studying and sleeping facilities, whose rooms are rented out to people preparing for examinations, for a monthly rent.
Examples
- 고시원 건물.
- 고시원 방.
- 고시원 총무.
- 고시원을 운영하다.
- 고시원으로 들어가다.
- 고시원에서 살다.
- Origin
- 考試院
- Categories
- 교육 > 교수 학습 주체
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