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최근 meaning and pronunciation
choegeun · the latest; the most recent
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 89862Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 최ː근, 췌ː근Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
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얼마 되지 않은 지나간 날부터 현재까지의 기간.
English: the latest; the most recent — The period from a past date, not long ago, to the present date.
Examples
- 최근 개봉작.
- 최근 뉴스.
- 최근 경제 동향.
- 최근 소식.
- 최근 유행곡.
- 최근의 일.
- Origin
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- Categories
- 개념 > 시간 · 시간 표현하기
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