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막상 meaning and pronunciation

maksang · in reality

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 15766
Part of speech: 부사Pronunciation: 막쌍Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    전에 생각한 것과는 다르게 실제로 닥쳐 보니.

    English: in reality — Unlike what one presumed previously, as one actually encounters something.

    Examples

    • 막상 직접 가서 보니까 삼촌의 생활이 그리 풍족하지는 않았다.
    • 막상 시간이 흐르고 보니 친구와 싸운 것은 아주 사소한 문제였음을 알았다.
    • 여기, 별로 기대 안 하고 왔는데 막상 와 보니 좋구나.
    • 그렇지? 여행 오기 잘했지?
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