Korean word

전개

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheongae

Meaning

  • nounplot development

Example

영화의 전개가 예상과 달랐다.yeong hwa ui cheon gae ga ye sang gwa tal lat tta

The movie's plot developed differently from what I expected.

Illustration for 전개 (plot development)

More examples

그 드라마는 전개가 빠르게 진행돼 몰입감이 높았다.keu teu ra ma neun cheon gae ga ppa reu ge chin haeng dwae mo rip kka mi no pat tta

The drama unfolded quickly, making it highly immersive.

Core concept

The way a story or situation opens out, showing how its events develop and lead onward.

Common phrases

  • 이야기 전개i ya gi cheon gae

    plot development

  • 전개 과정cheon gae kwa jeong

    unfolding process

  • 전개 속도cheon gae sok tto

    development pace

Similar words

진행chinhaeng: The ongoing progress of an event, task, or activity from beginning to end.
흐름heureum: The connected movement of a story, conversation, or situation as it goes along.

Definition in Korean

사건이나 이야기의 흐름이 차례로 펼쳐져 가는 상태나 과정.sa geo ni na i ya gi ui heu reu mi cha rye ro pyeol cheo jeo ka neun sang tae na kwa jeong

Word origin

전개 (jeongae, "plot development") comes from a Sino-Korean combination meaning to open something out, which explains its sense of events developing in an ordered flow.

Usage tips

  • When reading Korean reviews, this word is useful for discussing whether events unfold quickly or slowly rather than focusing only on the final result.

Other meanings

  • progressnoun
  • expansionnoun

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