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도심 meaning and pronunciation

dosim · downtown

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 14394
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 도심Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    도시의 중심.

    English: downtown — The center of a city.

    Examples

    • 도심 한복판.
    • 도심 속.
    • 교외와 도심.
    • 도심을 벗어나다.
    • 도심에 위치하다.
    • 빌딩에 둘러싸여 있는 도심 한복판에 분수가 생기자 아이들이 무척 좋아했다.
Origin
都心
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