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정돈 meaning and pronunciation

jeongdon · tidying

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 76059
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 정ː돈Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어지럽게 흩어진 것을 가지런히 바로잡아 정리함.

    English: tidying — The act of arranging and neatening up things that are dispersed in a disorderly manner.

    Examples

    • 방 정돈.
    • 정리 정돈.
    • 책상 정돈.
    • 정돈이 되다.
    • 정돈을 하다.
    • 어머니는 손님들이 가신 후 설거지와 주방 정돈으로 바쁘셨다.
Origin
整頓
Categories
삶 > 일상 행위

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