Korean word

종합

Pronunciation

Romanizationchonghap

Meaning

  • nouncomprehensive

Example

이 사이트는 종합 정보를 제공합니다.i sa i teu neun chong hap cheong bo reul che gong ham ni da

This site provides comprehensive information.

Illustration for 종합 (comprehensive)

More examples

어머니가 종합병원에 입원하셨다.eo meo ni ga chong hap ppyeong wo ne i bwon ha syeot tta

My mother was admitted to a general hospital.

Core concept

Many parts are brought together so the whole can be understood as one complete picture.

Common phrases

  • 종합병원chong hap ppyeong won

    general hospital

  • 종합 평가chong hap pyeong ga

    comprehensive evaluation

Similar words

전체cheonche: The whole of something, including every part or element.
전반cheonban: The general shape or direction of something viewed broadly.

Definition in Korean

여러 부분이나 요소를 한데 모아 전체적으로 판단하거나 정리한 상태나 그런 과정을 이르는 말.yeo reo pu bu ni na yo so reul han de mo a cheon che jeo geu ro pan dan ha geo na cheong ni han sang tae na keu reon kwa jeong eul i reu neun mal

Word origin

The word is a Sino-Korean formation built from elements meaning gathering and combining, linking its form to bringing separate parts into one whole.

Usage tips

  • This word often appears in formal written labels and compound expressions, so recognizing it helps learners read headings and notices even when simpler spoken wording would be used.

Other meanings

  • synthesisnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 종합적chonghapjjeokcomprehensiveadjective
  • 종합하다chonghapadasynthesizeverb
  • 종합성chonghapsseongcomprehensivenessnoun

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