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붙잡다
hold; grasp; grab
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
붙잡히다
be held; be grasped; be grabbed
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
브라보
bravo
감탄사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
브라우저
browser
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
브라질
Brazil
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
브래지어
bra
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
브랜드
brand
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
브러시
brush
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
브런치
brunch
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
브레이크
brake
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
브로커
broker
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
브로콜리
broccoli
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
블라인드
blind
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
블랙리스트
blacklist
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
블랙박스
black box
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
블랙홀
black hole
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
블로거
blogger
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
블록버스터
blockbuster
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
블루칼라
blue-collar
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
블루투스
Bluetooth
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
비
tombstone; monument
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비감스럽다
sorrowful
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비거리
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
비겁하다
cowardly; dastardly
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비격식적
informal
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
비격식체
informal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비견하다
equal; be comparable with; rank with
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비결
secret; know-how
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
비계
fat
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
비공개
being unpublished; being closed-door; non-disclosure
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
비공식
informality
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
비공식적
unofficial
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비과세
being non-taxable; being tax-free; being tax-exempt
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비과학적
being unscientific
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
비관
pessimism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비관론
pessimism
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
비관적
pessimism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비관하다
be pessimistic
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비교
comparison
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
비교과
extracurriculum
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비교되다
be compared
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
비교적
being comparative
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
비교하다
compare
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
비구름
rain cloud
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
비굴하다
subservient
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비극
tragedy
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
비극적
tragic
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
비근하다
common; familiar
형용사 · 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.