Korean Conversation · Level 155
15 words
Korean word
설립
Pronunciation
Romanizationseollip
Meaning
- nounestablishment
Example
그 회사의 설립은 2010년입니다.keu hoe sa ui seol li beun 2010 nyeo nim ni da
The company was established in 2010.
More examples
새 공장의 설립으로 일자리가 늘었다.sae kong jang ui seol li beu ro il ja ri ga neu reot tta
The establishment of the new factory increased employment.
Core concept
A new organization or system being created and given official standing.
Common phrases
회사 설립hoe sa seol lip
company establishment
학교 설립hak kkyo seol lip
school establishment
Similar words
창업changeop: Launching a new business and beginning its operations.
창립changnip: Formal founding of an organization so it can start its activities.
개업kaeeop: Opening a shop or office and starting its business operations.
개설kaeseol: Setting up a course, account, or facility and making it available for use.
Definition in Korean
조직이나 제도 따위를 처음으로 마련하여 공적으로 인정받도록 만든 행위나 그 상태cho ji gi na che do tta wi reul cheo eu meu ro ma ryeon ha yeo kong jeo geu ro in jeong bat tto rok man deun haeng wi na keu sang tae
Word origin
This Sino-Korean word joins elements meaning setting up and making something stand, giving the idea of bringing an organization or system into existence.
Usage tips
- In formal records, 설립 (seolrip, "establishment") often appears with dates, so it sounds more official than everyday words for starting or making something.
Opposites
- 해산haesandissolutionnoun
- 폐지pyejiabolitionnoun
Related words
- 설립하다seollipadaestablishverb
- 설립자seollipjjafoundernoun
- 설립일seollibilestablishment datenoun