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빙판
icy ground; frozen ground; ice
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빙판길
icy road; frozen road
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빙하
glacier
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빚
debt; loan
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빚다
make; mould
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빚더미
mountain of debt
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빚어내다
make; knead
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빚어지다
be made; be moulded
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빚쟁이
moneylender; creditor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빚지다
borrow; rent; get a loan
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빛
light
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빛깔
color; hue; tint
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빛나다
shine
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빛내다
light up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빛바래다
faded; rusty
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빛살
rays of light
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
ㅃ
pp
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
빠개다
split; cleave; chop
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠개지다
be cleaved; be chopped
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠끔
deeply; clearly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠끔빠끔
with puffs
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠끔하다
deep; clear
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠끔히
deeply; clearly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠듯하다
tight; hard
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠뜨리다
drop; let fall into
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠르다
fast; quick
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
빠른우편
express mail
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠릿빠릿하다
(no equivalent expression)
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠삭하다
(no equivalent expression)
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빠져나가다
get out; escape
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠져나오다
come out of; get out of
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠져들다
sink into
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠지다
fall out; slip out
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠짐없이
everything; all
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빠트리다
drop; let fall into
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빡빡
scrapingly; with a scratching sound
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빡빡머리
shaved head; person with a shaved head
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빡빡하다
thick; stiff
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤질거리다
glisten; be glossy; be greasy
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤질대다
glisten; be glossy; be greasy
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤질빤질
greasily; glossily; lustrously
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤질빤질하다
linger over one's work; shirk
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤짝
in a flash
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤짝거리다
sparkle
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤짝대다
sparkle
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
빤짝빤짝
in a flash
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤짝빤짝하다
sparkle
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
빤짝하다
be sober
동사 · 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.