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빚 meaning and pronunciation

bit · debt; loan

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 15818
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 빋, 비지, 빋또, 빈만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    남에게 빌려 써서 갚아야 하는 돈.

    English: debt; loan — Money that one must repay because he/she had borrowed it.

    Examples

    • 은행 빚.
    • 빚이 있다.
    • 빚을 갚다.
    • 빚을 내다.
    • 빚을 지다.
    • 빚에 시달리다.
  2. 2.

    다른 사람에게 받은 도움을 갚아야 할 마음의 부담. 또는 갚아야 할 은혜.

    English: favor; help — The psychological burden one feels because someone provided help, or a favor that must be repaid.

    Examples

    • 마음의 빚.
    • 무거운 빚.
    • 빚이 크다.
    • 빚을 갚다.
    • 빚을 지다.
    • 우리가 부모님께 진 빚은 평생을 두고도 다 갚지 못한다.
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