TOPIK · Level 321
15 words
Korean word
안팎
Pronunciation
Romanizationanpak
Meaning
- nounabout
Example
이 프로젝트는 한 달 안팎 걸릴 거예요.i peu ro jek teu neun han tal an pak keol lil kkeo ye yo
This project will take about a month.
More examples
참석자는 열 명 안팎이었다.cham seok jja neun yeol myeong an pa kki eot tta
There were about ten participants.
Core concept
A reference number or period with room extending a little above and below it.
Common phrases
한 달 안팎han tal an pak
about a month
두세 시간 안팎tu se si gan an pak
about two or three hours
열 명 안팎yeol myeong an pak
about ten people
Similar words
내외naeoe: An amount near a stated number, allowing for a small range around it.
정도cheongdo: A rough measure of an amount, level, or period rather than an exact figure.
전후cheonhu: A stated number or time considered together with the nearby points before and after it.
가량karyang: A quantity or duration given as roughly that many or that long.
Definition in Korean
수량이나 시간의 기준값을 중심으로 그 전후 범위를 포괄하는 대략을 뜻하는 명사로, 주로 수사 뒤에 붙어 쓰인다.su ryang i na si ga nui ki jun gap sseul chung si meu ro keu cheon hu peo mwi reul po gwal ha neun tae rya geul tteu ta neun myeong sa ro chu ro su sa twi e pu teo sseu in da
Word origin
The word combines native Korean elements meaning inside and outside, and that two-sided idea extends from physical space to a range around a number or period.
Usage tips
- Unlike English about, it does not introduce a topic when it follows a number or duration, but marks an estimate around that figure.
Other meanings
- inside and outsidenoun
Opposites
- 정확cheonghwakaccuracynoun
- 확실성hwakssilseongcertaintynoun