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시소 meaning and pronunciation

siso · seesaw

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 85259
Part of speech: 명사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    길고 너른 판의 가운데를 고정하여, 그 양 끝에 사람이 타고 번갈아 오르락내리락하는 놀이기구.

    English: seesaw — Recreational equipment which is a long, wide board fixed in the middle, ridden by people at both ends who take turns rising and falling.

    Examples

    • 놀이터의 시소.
    • 시소 놀이.
    • 시소와 미끄럼틀.
    • 시소를 타다.
    • 나와 동생은 놀이터에서 시소를 타다 넘어져 이마를 크게 다쳤다.
    • 수업을 마친 아이들이 학교 운동장에서 시소를 타며 신나게 놀고 있다.
Origin
seesaw
Categories
삶 > 여가 도구

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