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표정 meaning and pronunciation

pyojeong · facial expression

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72390
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 표정Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    마음속에 품은 감정이나 생각 등이 얼굴에 드러남. 또는 그런 모습.

    English: facial expression — The state of one's face showing one's feeling, thought, etc., or such a face.

    Examples

    • 웃는 표정.
    • 화난 표정.
    • 표정이 밝다.
    • 표정이 어둡다.
    • 표정이 없다.
    • 표정이 풍부하다.
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