Korean word

면접

Pronunciation

Romanizationmyeonjeop

Meaning

  • nouninterview

Example

오늘 면접이 있어요.o neul myeon jeo bi i sseo yo

I have an interview today.

Illustration for 면접 (interview)

More examples

다음 주에 면접을 보러 가요.ta eum chu e myeon jeo beul po reo ka yo

I'm going to an interview next week.

Core concept

A structured meeting in which an evaluator asks questions and the participant answers for selection or assessment.

Common phrases

  • 면접을 보다myeon jeo beul po da

    have an interview

  • 면접 질문myeon jeop chil mun

    interview questions

  • 면접 탈락myeon jeop tal lak

    fail an interview

Similar words

면담myeondam: A planned face-to-face conversation for discussing a personal or work-related matter.
인터뷰inteobyu: A question-and-answer session in which a journalist or broadcaster gets information from a person.
심사simsa: An official review of a person, document, or work against set standards to decide an outcome.
시험siheom: A procedure using prepared questions or tasks to measure knowledge or skill.

Definition in Korean

면접은 구직자나 응시자가 면접관과 직접 대면하여 질문을 받고 답하는 공식적인 절차다.myeon jeo beun ku jik jja na eung si ja ga myeon jeop kkwan gwa chik jjeop tae myeon ha yeo chil mu neul pat kko ta pa neun kong sik jjeo gin cheol cha da

Word origin

면 (myeon, "face") and 접 (jeop, "meet") combine in this Sino-Korean word to suggest meeting someone directly and examining their abilities.

Usage tips

  • English uses interview for some informal information-gathering meetings, while this Korean term highlights a formal evaluation.

Other meanings

  • oral examnoun

Opposites

  • 필기시험pilgisiheomwritten examnoun

Related words

  • 면접관myeonjeopkkwaninterviewernoun
  • 면접자myeonjeopjjaintervieweenoun
  • 면접장myeonjeopjjanginterview venuenoun

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