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15 words
Korean word
순위
Pronunciation
Romanizationsunwi
Meaning
- nounrank
Example
이번 대회에서 순위가 올랐어요.i beon tae hoe e seo su nwi ga ol la sseo yo
The ranking improved in this competition.
More examples
경쟁이 심해서 순위가 떨어졌어요.kyeong jaeng i sim hae seo su nwi ga tteo reo jeo sseo yo
My rank fell because the competition was so fierce.
Core concept
A ladder of relative positions, where each number or grade shows how one item stands among the rest.
Common phrases
순위가 오르다su nwi ga o reu da
rise in rank
순위가 떨어지다su nwi ga tteo reo ji da
fall in rank
순위권에 들다su nwi gwo ne teul da
get into the rankings
Similar words
등수teungsu: A number showing how high someone or something finishes in a contest or test.
랭킹raengking: A list ordering people or things by popularity or results.
순위권sunwigwon: A range of positions near the top of a set of results.
순위표sunwipyo: A table or list showing each person's or thing's position in order.
Definition in Korean
여러 대상 사이에서 상대적인 자리매김을 숫자나 등급으로 나타낸 것을 가리키는 명사다.yeo reo tae sang sa i e seo sang dae jeo gin cha ri mae gi meul sut jja na teung geu beu ro na ta naen keo seul ka ri ki neun myeong sa da
Word origin
Its Sino-Korean formation joins meanings related to sequence and position, which naturally expresses a relative place in a group.
Usage tips
- In contests, rank numbers work like race positions, so first place is a higher rank than tenth place even though the number is smaller.
Opposites
- 하위hawilower ranknoun
Related words
- 순위권sunwigwonrankingsnoun
- 순위표sunwipyoranking tablenoun
- 순위별sunwibyeolby rankdeterminer