Korean word

질적

Pronunciation

Romanizationchiljeok

Meaning

  • determinerqualitative

Example

질적 변화가 필요해요.chil jeok pyeon hwa ga pi ryo hae yo

A qualitative change is needed.

Illustration for 질적 (qualitative)

More examples

최근에 공부 방법을 바꿔서 실력의 질적 향상이 느껴져요.choe geu ne kong bu pang beo beul pa kkwo seo sil lyeo gui chil jeok hyang sang i neu kkyeo jeo yo

I can feel a qualitative improvement in my abilities because I recently changed my study method.

Core concept

A focus on the nature or quality of something rather than its amount or number.

Common phrases

  • 질적 향상chil jeok hyang sang

    qualitative improvement

  • 질적 개선chil jeok kae seon

    qualitative improvement

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상의 성질이나 품질을 가리키는 말로, 주로 명사 앞에서 그 상태나 특성을 수식한다.eo tteon tae sang ui seong ji ri na pum ji reul ka ri ki neun mal lo chu ro myeong sa a pe seo keu sang tae na teuk sseong eul su si kan da

Word origin

This Sino-Korean word combines a component meaning quality or nature with a suffix meaning related to.

Usage tips

  • In academic writing, it commonly appears in the contrast between qualitative and quantitative approaches, especially in research.

Related words

  • 질적으로chiljeogeuroqualitativelyadverb

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