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상징하다 meaning and pronunciation

sangjinghada · symbolize

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 16226
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 상징하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    추상적인 사물이나 개념을 구체적인 사물로 나타내다.

    English: symbolize — To express an abstract matter or concept as a concrete thing.

    Examples

    • 상징하는 꽃.
    • 내용을 상징하다.
    • 느낌을 상징하다.
    • 생각을 상징하다.
    • 의미를 상징하다.
    • 무궁화는 한국인의 정신과 의지를 상징하는 꽃이다.
Origin
象徵하다

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