TOPIK · Level 326
15 words
Korean word
보호되다
Pronunciation
Romanizationpohodoeda
Meaning
- verbbe protected
Example
이 지역의 동물은 보호되고 있다.i chi yeo gui tong mu reun po ho doe go it tta
The animals in this region are being protected.
More examples
사용자 데이터는 암호화되어 보호된다.sa yong ja te i teo neun am ho hwa doe eo po ho doen da
User data is encrypted and protected.
Core concept
An exposed person, animal, place, or thing ends up within a shield created by rules or human action.
Common phrases
데이터가 보호되다te i teo ga po ho doe da
data be protected
사생활이 보호되다sa saeng hwa ri po ho doe da
privacy be protected
안전 장치로 보호되다an jeon chang chi ro po ho doe da
be protected by a safety device
Similar words
보호받다pohobattta: Be made safe through protection supplied by people or organizations.
보호하다pohohada: Prevent outside harm from reaching a person, thing, right, or environment.
지키다chikida: Maintain the safety of a person or thing by watching over it.
지켜주다chikyeojuda: Shield someone from danger or trouble as an act of personal support.
Definition in Korean
법이나 사람의 조치로 위험으로부터 지켜지는 상태가 되다.peo bi na sa ra mui cho chi ro wi heo meu ro bu teo chi kyeo ji neun sang tae ga toe da
Word origin
The Sino-Korean noun 보호 (boho, "protection") joins 되다 (doeda, "become or be made") to express the result of being put under protection.
Usage tips
- For TOPIK reading, this form is a useful signal in laws, reports, and public notices because it focuses on a protective system or measure rather than on who carries it out.
Other meanings
- be guardedverb
- be placed under protectionverb
Opposites
- 노출되다nochuldoedabe exposedverb
- 공개되다konggaedoedabe made publicverb
Related words
- 보호자pohojaguardiannoun
- 보호막pohomakprotective shieldnoun
- 보호제도pohojedoprotection systemnoun