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선발전
team trials
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선발팀
picked team
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선발하다
select; pick
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선방
good defense; save
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선방하다
make a good save
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선배
senior; veteran
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
선별
selection; sorting
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선별되다
be selected; be sorted
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선별적
selective
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선별하다
select; sort
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선보다
meet someone for an arranged marriage
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선보이다
show; present
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선봉대
vanguard; spearhead
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선봉장
vanguard; spearhead
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선분
line segment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선불
advance payment; prepayment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선불하다
pay in advance; prepay
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선비
seonbi
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선사
prehistory
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선사하다
present
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선산
family burial grounds; family graves
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선상
being on the deck
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선생
teacher; instructor
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
선생님
teacher; master
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
선서
oath
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선서문
affidavit; written oath
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선서하다
take an oath
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선선하다
cool; refreshing
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
선선히
coolly; refreshingly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선수
athlete; player; representative player
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
선수권
championship; title-holder
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선수단
team; squad
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선수복
player uniform
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선수촌
athletes' village; training center
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선순환
virtuous circle
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선술집
bar; pub; tavern
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선실
cabin
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선심
kind heart; virtuous attitude
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선악
good and evil; right and wrong
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선악과
forbidden fruit; fruit of the tree of knowledge
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선약
prior appointment
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
선양
exaltation; promotion
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선양하다
promote
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선언
clear statement
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선언되다
be stated clearly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선언문
declaration; proclamation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선언서
declaration; proclamation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선언적
declaring; proclaiming
관형사 · 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.