Korean word

동시

Pronunciation

Romanizationtongsi

Meaning

  • nounsimultaneous

Example

동시 통역은 어렵다.tong si tong yeo geun eo ryeop tta

Simultaneous interpretation is difficult.

Illustration for 동시 (simultaneous)

More examples

두 작업을 동시에 처리해야 한다.tu cha geo beul tong si e cheo ri hae ya han da

The two tasks must be handled simultaneously.

Core concept

A single time point shared by two or more events or states.

Common phrases

  • 동시 통역tong si tong yeok

    simultaneous interpretation

  • 동시 발생tong si pal saeng

    simultaneous occurrence

  • 동시 상영tong si sang yeong

    simultaneous screening

Similar words

같은 시간kateun sigan: A period when two or more events take place during the same stretch of time.
같은 시각kateun sigak: The clock time shared by two or more events.
같은 순간kateun sungan: The exact moment at which events overlap.

Definition in Korean

같은 시간에 일어나는 둘 이상의 일이나 상태를 가리키는 말.ka teun si ga ne i reo na neun tul i sang ui i ri na sang tae reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

동시 (dongsi, "simultaneous") comes from Sino-Korean 동 (dong, "same") and 시 (si, "time"), joining the ideas of sameness and time.

Usage tips

  • Korean often uses the adverbial form of this word when two actions happen together, such as people speaking at the same moment.

Other meanings

  • children's poemnoun

Opposites

  • 순차sunchasequential ordernoun

Related words

  • 동시성tongsiseongsimultaneitynoun
  • 동시적tongsijeoksimultaneousadjective

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