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verb

to be

"학생이에요."

verb

to have

"책이 있어요."

verb

to do

"공부해요."

verb

to go

"학교에 가요."

noun

house

"우리 집."

noun

water

"물을 주세요."

noun

tea

"차가 좋아요."

noun

family

"우리 가족."

noun

mother

"저의 어머니."

noun

father

"저의 아버지."

noun

Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. It refers to the study of what is right and wrong in human conduct.

"의사는 직업 윤리를 지켜야 합니다."

adjective

Relating to small-scale or specific details rather than the whole; microscopic. It focuses on individual components or small groups within a larger system.

"이 연구는 미시적 분석을 통해 개별 가구의 소비 패턴을 살핍니다."

verb

To make a general statement or form a general principle from specific facts or instances. It involves applying a specific finding to a broader group or context.

"하나의 사례만으로 전체를 일반화하는 것은 위험합니다."

verb

To simplify a complicated process, system, or procedure to make it more efficient or easier to handle.

"정부는 행정 절차를 간소화하기로 했습니다."

verb

To move upward or to increase in value, level, or quantity. It is frequently used in academic contexts to describe rising trends in data or prices.

"최근 물가가 급격히 상승하고 있습니다."

verb

To enter or be admitted to a school or university as a student. It refers to the formal process of starting an educational program.

"그녀는 이번 학기에 명문 대학교에 입학했다."

verb

To connect or link different things, organizations, or systems together for a common purpose.

"정부는 복지 서비스와 일자리를 연계하는 정책을 발표했다."

adjective

Relating to the whole of something rather than its parts; macroscopic. It involves looking at a large-scale or general perspective rather than focusing on small details.

"문제를 해결하려면 거시적 관점이 필요합니다."

noun

The process of becoming smaller in size, amount, degree, or number. It is the opposite of an increase.

"출산율의 감소는 국가적인 문제로 대두되고 있다."

adjective

To be fully grown or developed in body or mind. In an academic sense, it often refers to social or psychological maturity.

"그녀는 나이에 비해 매우 성숙한 사고방식을 가지고 있다."

noun

The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

"모든 인간은 법 앞에서 평등하다."

verb

To calculate, yield, or produce a certain amount or result. Often used for numerical data or industrial production.

"연구 결과에 따라 정확한 수치를 산출해야 합니다."

verb

To acquire or gain knowledge, a skill, or a language through study or experience. It can also mean to pick up a lost item.

"어린아이들은 언어를 매우 빠르게 습득한다."

noun

The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

"환자의 상태가 안정적입니다."

noun

The lowest or most important part of something, from which everything else develops. It refers to basic principles or foundations.

"수학은 모든 과학의 기초가 된다."

verb

To become widespread, generalized, or common among the general public.

"이제 스마트폰 사용은 전 세계적으로 보편화되었습니다."

adjective

Relating to the economy or the system of production and consumption. It can also mean 'economical' in the sense of avoiding waste.

"그 계획은 경제적 가치가 매우 높다."

noun

Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories, or a particular field of business.

"정부는 IT 산업을 육성하고 있습니다."

verb

To deeply reflect on one's own thoughts, feelings, or actions. It is a process of self-examination for personal growth.

"자신의 삶을 진지하게 성찰하는 시간이 필요하다."

noun

The quality of being able to continue over a long period of time, especially without depleting natural resources.

"환경 보호를 위해서는 에너지 소비의 지속가능성을 고려해야 합니다."

noun

The branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data.

"그는 대학에서 통계학을 전공하고 있다."

adjective

To be useful, helpful, or advantageous in a particular situation or for a specific purpose. It describes something that provides practical value.

"이 책은 시험 공부에 매우 유용합니다."

noun

The management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies. It refers to financial affairs, revenue, and expenditure.

"정부는 국가 재정을 투명하게 운영해야 합니다."

noun

A distinguishing quality or characteristic that belongs to a person, thing, or group.

"각 지역의 문화적 특성을 존중해야 한다."

adjective

To be encouraging, heartening, or inspiring. Used when a situation or news gives hope or motivation.

"신제품에 대한 시장의 반응이 매우 고무적입니다."

verb

To interfere or intervene in other people's affairs or other countries' internal matters.

"부모가 자녀의 사생활에 너무 깊이 간섭하면 갈등이 생긴다."