Korean Conversation · Level 19
15 words
Korean word
정보
Pronunciation
Romanizationcheongbo
Meaning
- nouninformation
Example
새로운 정보를 알려 주세요.sae ro un cheong bo reul al lyeo chu se yo
Please tell me the new information.
More examples
인터넷에 개인 정보를 올리지 마세요.in teo ne se kae in cheong bo reul ol li ji ma se yo
Please do not post personal information on the Internet.
Core concept
Facts, data, or news gathered and passed from one source to another.
Common phrases
정보를 찾다cheong bo reul chat tta
seek information
정보를 얻다cheong bo reul eot tta
obtain information
공개된 정보kong gae doen cheong bo
public information
Similar words
자료charyo: Collected documents, figures, and other material used for study, work, or explanation.
내용naeyong: What a book, conversation, speech, or action says or contains.
뉴스nyuseu: New reports about recent events that reach the public through the media.
사실sasil: A real event or confirmed piece of knowledge.
Definition in Korean
사실이나 자료, 소식 따위를 사람이나 매체를 통해 알려 주는 내용이나 그 자체sa si ri na cha ryo so sik tta wi reul sa ra mi na mae che reul tong hae al lyeo chu neun nae yong i na keu cha che
Word origin
정보 (jeongbo, "information") combines Sino-Korean elements associated with circumstances or feelings and with reporting, a meaning that broadened into today's general word for information.
Usage tips
- For one item of information, English normally uses a piece of information rather than an information.
Opposites
- 모름moreumignorancenoun
Related words
- 정보공유cheongbogongyuinformation sharingnoun
- 정보수집cheongbosujipinformation gatheringnoun