Korean Conversation · Level 238
15 words
Korean word
제도
Pronunciation
Romanizationchedo
Meaning
- nounsystem
Example
새로운 제도가 필요해요.sae ro un che do ga pi ryo hae yo
A new system is needed.
More examples
복지 제도가 더 필요해요.pok jji che do ga teo pi ryo hae yo
We need a more extensive welfare system.
Core concept
An official framework of rules and practices that organizes how a society or group operates.
Common phrases
사회 제도sa hoe che do
social system
교육 제도kyo yuk che do
education system
복지 제도pok jji che do
welfare system
Similar words
법peop: A legally binding rule made by a government or other public authority.
규정kyujeong: A specific written rule or procedure set by an organization.
관행kwanhaeng: A familiar way of doing things that a group has followed for a long time.
정책cheongchaek: An official course of action chosen to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
Definition in Korean
사회나 조직에서 공식적으로 정한 규칙과 그 규칙을 실행하는 방식이나 체계sa hoe na cho ji ge seo kong sik jjeo geu ro cheong han kyu chik kkwa keu kyu chi geul sil haeng ha neun pang si gi na che gye
Word origin
This Sino-Korean compound combines elements linked to regulating and setting a standard, fitting its sense of an organized institutional framework.
Usage tips
- English speakers can remember that this word usually describes an established arrangement in government, schools, or workplaces rather than a personal way of doing a task.
Related words
- 제도화chedohwainstitutionalizationnoun
- 제도적chedojeokinstitutionaladjective
- 제도권chedogwoninstitutional spherenoun