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generation

1.NounSino-Korean: 世代

  1. 1

    generation

    A period of about 30 years separating the parents' generation from their children's generation.

    Korean definition: 부모가 속한 시대와 그 자녀가 속한 시대의 차이인 약 30년 정도 되는 기간.

    • Just one generation ago, computer use was not widespread.

    • Even though Jisu is two generations apart from her grandmother, they get along well.

  2. 2

    generation

    A similar age group, who live in the same era and have similar thoughts; or such people.

    Korean definition: 같은 시대에 살면서 비슷한 생각을 가지고 있는 비슷한 연령층. 또는 그 사람들.

    • The faster the times change, the more intense the conflict between generations becomes.

    • Today's young generation, unlike their parents' generation, receives high-level English education.

  3. 3

    generation

    The family line continuing from parents and children through to grandchildren.

    Korean definition: 부모, 자식, 손자로 이어지는 집안의 계통.

    • This restaurant is a traditional eatery that has been passed down for five generations.

    • In my house, three generations live together: grandfather, father, and children.

2.NounSino-Korean: 世帶

  1. 1

    household

    A group of people who live together in a house.

    Korean definition: 한 집에서 같이 사는 사람들의 집단.

    • As people move to the cities, the number of households in rural areas keeps decreasing.

    • As many amenities were built through redevelopment, the number of households in that area is increasing.

  2. 2

    household

    A unit for counting each group of people living together in a house.

    Korean definition: 한 집에서 같이 사는 사람들의 집단을 세는 단위.

    • The large corporation built an apartment complex with five hundred households for its employees.

    • This villa has ten households in total, with two households on each floor.