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중하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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중(重) (jung) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). From Middle Korean 듀ᇰ〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: tywǔng-hòtá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?junghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?junghada
McCune–Reischauer?chunghada
Yale Romanization?cwūnghata

Adjective

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중하다 (junghada) (infinitive 중해 or 중하여, sequential 중하니, hanja 重하다)

  1. to be important; to be valuable
    Synonym: 중요(重要)하다 (jung'yohada, to be important)
  2. (of responsibility) to be grave, to be heavy
    Synonym: 막중(莫重)하다 (makjunghada)
  3. (of a crime) to be serious, to be grave
    Synonym: 무겁다 (mugeopda)
  4. (of an illness or injury) to be serious, to be critical

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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