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열중하다 meaning and pronunciation

yeoljunghada · be absorbed in; be engrossed in

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 14098
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 열쭝하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    한 가지 일에 정신을 집중하다.

    English: be absorbed in; be engrossed in — To concentrate on something.

    Examples

    • 경기에 열중하다.
    • 그림에 열중하다.
    • 독서에 열중하다.
    • 사랑에 열중하다.
    • 일에 열중하다.
    • 그는 일에 열중하면 아무것도 모른다.
Origin
熱中하다
Categories
삶 > 삶의 행위

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