Korean learner dictionary
마약 meaning and pronunciation
mayak · illicit drug
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 15707Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 마약, 마야기, 마약또, 마양만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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마취 작용을 하며, 습관성이 있어서 오래 사용하면 중독이 되는 약물.
English: illicit drug — A drug that has an anesthetic effect and is habit-forming, so it can cause addiction if used for a long time.
Examples
- 마약 밀수.
- 마약 중독.
- 마약의 유혹.
- 마약을 끊다.
- 마약을 하다.
- 마약에 손을 대다.
- Origin
- 痲藥
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