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-심 meaning and pronunciation

-sim · -sim

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72035
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘마음’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -sim — A suffix used to mean "one's heart."

    Examples

    • 경각심
    • 경계심
    • 경외심
    • 경쟁심
    • 공명심
    • 공포심
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