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배고픔 meaning and pronunciation

baegopeum · being hungry

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 58089
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 배고픔Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    배가 고픈 느낌이나 상태.

    English: being hungry — A hungry feeling or state.

    Examples

    • 배고픔을 견디다.
    • 배고픔을 느끼다.
    • 배고픔을 참다.
    • 배고픔으로 쓰러지다.
    • 나는 배고픔을 참지 못하고 자정이 다 된 시간에 라면을 끓여 먹었다.
    • 전쟁 고아들은 부모를 잃은 슬픔뿐 아니라 추위와 배고픔으로 고통을 받았다.
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