Korean word

저편

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheopyeon

Meaning

nounfar side

Example

강 건너 저편에 작은 가게가 있어요.kang keon neo cheo pyeo ne cha geun ka ge ga i sseo yo

There is a small shop on the far side of the river.

More examples

언덕 저편에 작은 마을이 있어요.eon deok cheo pyeo ne cha geun ma eu ri i sseo yo

There is a small village on the far side of the hill.

Core concept

A place on the side opposite the speaker, often across a boundary such as a river or open space.

Common phrases

저편에cheo pyeo ne
on the far side

Similar words

저쪽cheojjok: A place or direction over there, away from both the speaker and the listener.
건너편keonneopyeon: The place on the opposite side reached after crossing a road, river, or other boundary.
맞은편majeunpyeon: The position directly across from a reference point, with the two places facing each other.
반대편pandaepyeon: The side positioned opposite a person, place, or other reference point.

Definition in Korean

자기 쪽이 아닌 반대쪽이나 건너편에 있는 위치를 가리키는 말.cha gi jjo gi a nin pan dae jjo gi na keon neo pyeo ne in neun wi chi reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

저편 (jeopyeon, "the far side") combines 저 (jeo, "that over there") with 편 (pyeon, "side"), forming the idea of that side.

Usage tips

Its literary and distant tone helps distinguish it from more casual ways of pointing to a place in TOPIK reading passages.

Other meanings

over therenoun
that sidenoun

Opposites

이편ipyeonthis sidenoun