Korean word

순서

Pronunciation

Romanizationsunseo

Meaning

  • nounorder

Example

줄에서 순서를 지키세요.chu re seo sun seo reul chi ki se yo

Wait for your turn in line.

Illustration for 순서 (order)

More examples

먼저 순서를 정한 뒤 시작하세요.meon jeo sun seo reul cheong han twi si ja ka se yo

Decide the order first, then start.

Core concept

A set arrangement that shows what comes first, what follows, and what comes last.

Common phrases

  • 순서를 정하다sun seo reul cheong ha da

    decide the order

  • 순서에 따라sun seo e tta ra

    in sequence

  • 순서가 밀리다sun seo ga mil li da

    be moved later in the sequence

Similar words

차례charye: A person's place in a line or activity gives that person a chance to act.
순번sunbeon: A number given to each person or item marks its place in a series.
단계tangye: A separate part of a process marks one level of progress toward an outcome.

Definition in Korean

여러 대상이나 사건의 앞뒤가 일정한 기준이나 규칙에 따라 정해져 어떤 것이 먼저이고 어떤 것이 나중인지가 정해진 차례나 배열을 가리키는 말.yeo reo tae sang i na sa geo nui ap ttwi ga il jeong han ki ju ni na kyu chi ge tta ra cheong hae jeo eo tteon keo si meon jeo i go eo tteon keo si na jung in ji ga cheong hae jin cha rye na pae yeo reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound expresses the idea of things following one another in an arranged sequence.

Usage tips

  • It applies both to places in a line and to stages in a task, so the situation shows whether it means line order or a procedure.

Other meanings

  • sequencenoun
  • stepsnoun

Opposites

  • 무질서mujilseodisordernoun

Related words

  • 순서대로sunseodaeroin orderadverb

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