Korean learner dictionary
작동 meaning and pronunciation
jakdong · operation
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 73711Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 작똥Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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기계 등이 움직여 일함. 또는 기계 등을 움직여 일하게 함.
English: operation — The act of a machine, etc., working; the act of making a machine, etc., work.
Examples
- 기계 작동.
- 기기 작동.
- 냉장고 작동.
- 엔진 작동.
- 엘리베이터 작동.
- 자동차 작동.
- Origin
- 作動
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