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basement

NounSino-Korean: 地下

  1. 1

    basement

    A story of a building that is made under the ground by digging.

    Korean definition: 땅속이나 땅을 파고 그 아래에 만든 건물의 공간.

    • My grandmother lives alone in a rented basement room where no sunlight comes in.

    • Miners work all day in dark underground coal mines.

  2. 2

    afterlife; heaven

    (figurative) The grave.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 저승.

    • I sometimes dream of my grandmother, who lies beneath the ground.

    • If your mother in the afterlife knew of this accident of yours, she couldn't rest in peace.

  3. 3

    underground

    An act of secretly doing activities against the government or the law.

    Korean definition: 정부에 반대하거나 법에 어긋나는 일을 드러나지 않게 숨어서 하는 영역.

    • The independence movement was carried out mainly through the underground activities of secret organizations.

    • After entering university, Seunggyu joined an underground organization and led anti-government protests.