Korean word

준비중

Pronunciation

Romanizationchunbijung

Meaning

  • nounin preparation

Example

지금은 준비중이에요, 잠시만 기다려 주세요.chi geu meun chun bi jung i e yo cham si man ki da ryeo chu se yo

It's being prepared now; please wait a moment.

Illustration for 준비중 (in preparation)

More examples

그 상품들은 아직 준비중인 상태라 판매되지 않습니다.keu sang pum deu reun a jik chun bi jung in sang tae ra pan mae doe ji an sseum ni da

Those products are still in preparation, so they are not available for sale.

Core concept

Something is being made ready but has not reached completion.

Common phrases

  • 준비중이에요chun bi jung i e yo

    in preparation

  • 준비중인chun bi jung in

    in preparation

  • 준비중이라면chun bi jung i ra myeon

    if in preparation

Similar words

진행중chinhaengjung: An ongoing state in which a task or plan is moving toward completion.
점검중cheomgeomjung: An inspection or check in progress that temporarily stops a device or service.
대기중taegijung: A waiting state before an action or response has started.
작업중chageopjjung: An active state in which a person or machine is doing work.

Definition in Korean

완전히 끝나지 않고 준비하는 과정에 있는 상태wan jeon hi kkeun na ji an ko chun bi ha neun kwa jeong e in neun sang tae

Word origin

The word is formed from the Sino-Korean elements 준비 (junbi, "preparation") and 중 (jung, "in the middle of"), so its structure points to an unfinished preparation process.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful for reading signs and online notices because it presents readiness as an ongoing status rather than a finished result.

Opposites

Related words

  • 준비하다chunbihadamake readyverb
  • 재준비chaejunbirepreparationnoun
  • 준비운동chunbiundongwarm-up exercisenoun

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