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삼수 meaning and pronunciation

samsu · third try; three attempts

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 61877
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 삼수Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    주로 대학 입학시험에서 두 번 떨어지고 세 번째 시험을 준비하는 것.

    English: third try; three attempts — An act of preparing for a test for the third time following two previous failures, usually in college-bound exams.

    Examples

    • 삼수 생활.
    • 삼수 준비.
    • 삼수를 결정하다.
    • 삼수를 선택하다.
    • 삼수를 하다.
    • 지수는 의사가 되고 싶어 삼수까지 하면서 의학과에 진학했다.
Origin
三修
Categories
교육 > 교수 학습 행위

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