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Korean learner dictionary

-층

-cheung · -cheung

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 73133
Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    '어떤 능력이나 수준이 비슷한 무리'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -cheung — A suffix used to mean "a group with similar abilities or standards."

    Examples

    • 고소득층
    • 고위층
    • 관료층
    • 권력층
    • 극빈층
    • 노년층
  2. 2.

    ‘지층’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -cheung — A suffix used to mean a geological stratum.

    Examples

    • 퇴적층
    • 석탄층
    • 화강암층
  3. 3.

    '겹겹이 포개어져 쌓인 상태' 또는 '겹겹이 포개어져 쌓인 것 중 한 겹'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -cheung — A suffix used to mean "a state of layers piled up" or "a layer out of a pile of layers."

    Examples

    • 각질층
    • 대기층
    • 오존층
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