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현실 meaning and pronunciation

hyeonsil · reality

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 87661
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 현ː실Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    현재 실제로 있는 사실이나 상태.

    English: reality — A fact or state that exists in reality.

    Examples

    • 농촌 현실.
    • 분단 현실.
    • 사회 현실.
    • 나라의 현실.
    • 현실이 중요하다.
    • 현실을 부정하다.
Origin
現實
Categories
개념 > 시간

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