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덧없다
in vain; transitory
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덧없이
fleetingly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덧입다
put on
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덧입히다
add on
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덧저고리
deojeogori; deotjeogori; outer jeogori
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덧칠
painting over
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덧칠하다
reapply
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩굴
vine
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
덩그러니
(no equivalent expression)
부사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
덩그렇다
stately; imposing
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩그맣다
being apart; standing alone
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩달다
follow blindly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩더꿍
tum-tum
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩덩
tum-tum
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩실
in a manner of dancing with joy
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩실거리다
dance lively
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩실대다
dance lively
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩실덩실
in a manner of dancing with joy
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩실덩실하다
dance lively
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩실하다
lofty
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩어리
lump; mass
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
덩어리지다
form a lump
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩이
mass; lump; chunk
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덩치
build
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덫
trap
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덮개
cover
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
덮다
cover
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
덮밥
rice with topping
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
덮어놓다
cover up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덮어쓰다
cover up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덮어씌우다
cover up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
덮이다
be covered
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
덮치다
hit
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데
de
의존 명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
데구루루
rolling; with a rolling sound
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데굴데굴
rolling
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데다
burn oneself
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
데데하다
faulty; deficient
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데려가다
take someone away; take someone with one
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
데려다주다
(no equivalent expression)
동사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
데려오다
bring someone with one; come in company with
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
데리다
bring with
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
데릴사위
live-in son-in-law
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
데면데면하다
indifferent; unfriendly
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데모
demonstration
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데모대
demonstrators
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데모하다
protest; demonstrate
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
데뷔작
début work
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
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Beginner, intermediate, and advanced are the National Institute of Korean Language’s learner vocabulary grades. They are not official TOPIK levels or a prediction of test difficulty.