Korean word

리모델링

Pronunciation

Romanizationrimodelling

Meaning

  • nounremodeling

Example

지난해 집을 리모델링 했어요.chi nan hae chi beul ri mo del ling hae sseo yo

We remodeled the house last year.

Illustration for 리모델링 (remodeling)

More examples

이번 달에 집 리모델링 공사가 끝났어요.i beon ta re chip ri mo del ling kong sa ga kkeun na sseo yo

The remodeling work on the house was completed this month.

Core concept

An existing building or room is reshaped and upgraded for better use or a fresher look.

Common phrases

  • 집 리모델링chip ri mo del ling

    house remodeling

  • 리모델링 비용ri mo del ling pi yong

    remodeling cost

  • 리모델링 업체ri mo del ling eop che

    remodeling contractor

Similar words

리노베이션rinobeisyeon: Extensive work that renews an old building by changing its structure and facilities.
인테리어interieo: Work that improves a room's style through its furniture, decorations, and layout.
개조kaejo: Work that partly changes a structure or its equipment to give it a new use or form.
보수posu: Work that fixes damage or wear so a building or machine works properly again.

Definition in Korean

기존 공간의 구조나 설비를 바꿔 생활 편의를 높이거나 외관을 개선하는 공사ki jon kong ga nui ku jo na seol bi reul pa kkwo saeng hwal pyeo nui reul no pi geo na oe gwa neul kae seon ha neun kong sa

Word origin

The word comes from English remodeling, whose base remodel means to make something in a new form by adding re- to model.

Usage tips

  • The idea can include interior work, but it is not limited to decoration because the structure or equipment may also change.

Other meanings

  • interior worknoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 리모델링하다rimodellinghadaremodelverb
  • 리모델링공사rimodellinggongsaremodeling worknoun

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