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워낙 meaning and pronunciation

wonak · too; excessively; so

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 26711
Part of speech: 부사Pronunciation: 워낙Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    아주.

    English: too; excessively; so — Very much.

    Examples

    • 워낙 급하다.
    • 워낙 두껍다.
    • 워낙 비싸다.
    • 워낙 서두르다.
    • 워낙 심심하다.
    • 지수는 워낙 바빠서 고향에도 잘 안 내려온다.
  2. 2.

    원래부터.

    English: basically; by birth — Originally.

    Examples

    • 워낙 게으르다.
    • 워낙 내성적이다.
    • 워낙 조용하다.
    • 워낙 착하다.
    • 워낙 말이 많다.
    • 이 지역은 워낙 더운 곳이지만 올여름은 특히 더 더운 것 같다.
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