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전후 meaning and pronunciation

jeonhu · front and rear; being immediate

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 31699
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 전후Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    앞과 뒤.

    English: front and rear; being immediate — Front and back

    Examples

    • 전후 맥락.
    • 전후 문맥.
    • 전후 사정.
    • 전후를 둘러보다.
    • 전후를 살피다.
    • 군인들은 전후를 살피면서 초소를 향해 이동하고 있었다.
  2. 2.

    먼저와 나중.

    English: cause; circumstance — What happens earlier and later.

    Examples

    • 전후 맥락.
    • 전후 사정.
    • 전후를 고려하다.
    • 전후를 따지다.
    • 전후를 밝히다.
    • 경찰은 사건의 전후를 따져서 범죄 과정을 꼼꼼히 살폈다.
  3. 3.

    일정한 때나 수량에 약간 모자라거나 넘는 것.

    English: being around — The state of being slightly more or less than a quantity, or a bit earlier or later than a point in time.

    Examples

    • 이십 세기 전후.
    • 삼십 세 전후.
    • 명절 전후.
    • 자정 전후.
    • 정오 전후.
    • 휴가 전후.
Origin
前後
Categories
개념 > 시간

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