Korean word

마중

Pronunciation

Romanizationmajung

Meaning

  • noungo meet

Example

친구를 마중나갔어요.chin gu reul ma jung na ga sseo yo

I went to meet my friend.

Illustration for 마중 (go meet)

More examples

동생이 공항까지 마중 오기로 했어요.tong saeng i kong hang kka ji ma jung o gi ro hae sseo yo

My younger sibling is going to come meet me at the airport.

Core concept

Going out to meet someone when they arrive and welcome them.

Common phrases

  • 마중 나가다ma jung na ga da

    go out to meet

  • 마중 오다ma jung o da

    come to meet

Similar words

환영hwanyeong: A kind greeting or reception for someone who visits or returns.
맞이maji: Receiving a person or event at the time it arrives.
배웅paeung: Staying with someone who is leaving until they depart.

Definition in Korean

누군가가 도착할 때 그 사람을 맞으러 나가거나 맞이하는 일이나 자리nu gun ga ga to cha kal ttae keu sa ra meul ma jeu reo na ga geo na ma ji ha neun i ri na cha ri

Word origin

This native Korean noun has no confirmed breakdown here, so remember it as the word for meeting an arriving person.

Usage tips

  • English meet can mean any meeting, but this word focuses on meeting someone as they arrive.

Opposites

Related words

  • 마중하다majunghadago meetverb

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