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TOPIK 3-4
Test of Proficiency in Korean
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| interest | 관심 |
| habit | 습관 |
| promise | 약속 |
| sightseeing | 구경 |
| rather | 오히려 |
| finally | 마침내 |
| definitely, must | 반드시 |
| moreover | 더구나 |
| disappointment | 실망 |
| expectation | 예상 |
| guess | 추측 |
| prediction | 전망 |
| to be safe | 안전하다 |
| to be free (to have time) | 한가하다 |
| to need | 필요하다 |
| to be difficult | 곤란하다 |
| to yield | 양보하다 |
| to overcome | 극복하다 |
| to attend | 참석하다 |
| to take charge of | 담당하다 |
| to disappear | 사라지다 |
| to run out | 떨어지다 |
| to change | 달라지다 |
| to appear | 나타나다 |
| to be in difficult situation | 형편이 어려워지다 |
| to be in danger | 위험에 빠지다 |
| to cause trouble | 일을 저지르다 |
| to assume (a heavy) responsibility | 어깨가 무겁다 |
| unexpectedly | 뜻밖에 |
| continuosly | 끊임없이 |
| most of | 대부분 |
| certainly | 틀림없이 |
| expectation | 예상 |
| unexpectedly | 예상외로 |
| worry, concern | 고민 |
| concern | 걱정 |
| hope | 소원 |
| debate | 논의 |
| plan | 계획 |
| to stop | 멈추다 |
| to achieve | 이루다 |
| to make | 만들다 |
| to come, to become | 오다 |
| to hang | 걸리다 |
| to trouble (weigh on) one's mind | 마음에 걸리다 |
| to appear, to arise | 생기다 |
| diligent | 부지런하다 |
| to be lazy | 게으르다 |
| to be slow | 느리다 |
| to be perfect | 완벽하다 |
| to be relaxed | 느긋하다 |
| to permit, to accept | 허락하다 |
| to admit, to recognize | 인정하다 |
| to ask a favor | 부탁하다 |
| to ban | 금지하다 |
| almost | 거의 |
| meet (honorific form) | 뵙다 |
| not that much | 그다지 |
| just before | 아까 |
| as expected | 과연 |
| as much as possible | 실컷 |
| laundry | 빨래 |
| dry | 건조 |
| play | 공연 |
| starring actors | 주연 배우 |
| long weekend/holiday | 연휴 |
| closed the day after | 다음 날은 휴무 |
| a feeling of fulfilment | 보람 |
| satisfaction | 만족 |
| a proud feeling | 자랑 |
| happiness | 행복 |
| to be plain | 평범하다 |
| to be common (cannot be used with human subjects) | 흔하다 |
| to be special | 특별하다 |
| to be strange | 이상하다 |
| (1) to touch up; to make pretty, (2) to cultivate (a plant) | 가꾸다 |
| to raise (someone, a pet) | 키우다 |
| to look over; to take care of | 돌보다 |
| to cherish; to use sparingly | 아끼다 |
| to grab | 잡다 |
| opportunity; chance | 기회 |
| popularity | 인기 |
| the times; time (concept) | 세월 |
| position, posture | 자세 |
| definitely; without a doubt | 반드시 |
| finnaly | 마침내 |
| before one knows it | 어느새 |
| maybe | 아마도 |
| capability; ability | 능력 |
| function | 기능 |
| charm | 매력 |
| interest | 관심 |
| rather; considerably | 꽤 |
| in the end; in conclusion | 결국 |
| in vain | 괜히 |
| as expected; also | 역시 |
| to consider; to surmise | 헤아리다 |
| to consider | 고려하다 |
| to imagine | 상상하다 |
| to cause to rise; to come to mind | 떠올리다 |
| to prepare | 마련하다 |
| to be sad; a shame | 안타깝다 |
| not to matter | 상관없다 |
| to be uneasy | 불안하다 |
| to be worrisome | 걱정스럽다 |
| to arise | 들다 |
| (for an accident) to occur | 나다 |
| to come out | 나오다 |
| (1) to happen; to occur (for an accident, event, problem) (2) to become pregnant; (for a child) to be born (3) (for a feeling, desire) to arise | 생기다 |
| (1) to seek (someone else's help) (2) to safe (a life) (3) to try to get (something needed) | 구하다 |
| to wish | 바라다 |
| to give one's all | 다하다 |
| to save (a life) | 살리다 |
| to be awkward | 어색하다 |
| to be natural | 자연스럽다 |
| to be unfamilliar | 낯설다 |
| to be convenient | 편리하다 |
| to be an amateur at; to be unskilled | 서투르다 |
| to a sizeable extent | 제법 |
| very | 매우 |
| fill | 담다 |
| to empty (something) | 비우다 |
| to throw away | 버리다 |
| to pile | 쌓다 |
| to add | 더하다 |
| to that extent; that much/well | 그다지 |
| randomly; messily | 함부로 |
| as much as | 무려 |
| rather; conversely | 오히려 |
| just in time | 마침 |
| first | 먼저 |
| all throughout | 내내 |
| completely; everything | 전부 |
| Like plucking a star from the sky (This expression describes the difficulty of attaining a goal) | 하늘의 멸 따기 |
| Like striking a rock with an egg. (This idiom means "to take on a challenge one cannot handle") | 계란으로 바위 치기 |
| Like urinating on a frozen foot. (This idiom expresses an attempt to solve a problem temporarily that actually has negative effects) | 언 발에 오줌 누기 |
| Like looking for scorched rice-tea in a well. (This idiom expresses an impatient person's inability to wait and to make demands.) | 우물에서 숭늉 찾기 |
| An innocent bystander gets hurt in a fight. (This is a proverb that means that the weak get hurt for no reason when the strong fight) | 고래 싸움에 새우등 터진다 |
| Preaching to deaf ears (This proverb means that it is useless to teach a person something because he or she never understands it) | 쇠귀에 경 읽기 |
| An elephant does not feel a flea bite. (This proverb means that it is useless for the weak to struggle against the strong) | 계란으로 바위 치기 |
| It is an old cow's notion that she was never a calf. (This proverb means that people who had once been in trouble are now ignoring other unfortunate people) | 개구리 올챙이 적 생각 못 한다 |