Korean word

처리중

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheorijung

Meaning

  • nounprocessing

Example

주문이 처리중입니다.chu mu ni cheo ri jung im ni da

The order is being processed.

Illustration for 처리중 (processing)

More examples

결제는 지금 처리중입니다.kyeol je neun chi geum cheo ri jung im ni da

The payment is currently being processed.

Core concept

A request or task is actively being handled by a person or system, but is not finished yet.

Common phrases

  • 주문 처리중chu mun cheo ri jung

    order processing

  • 결제 처리중kyeol je cheo ri jung

    payment processing

Similar words

처리cheori: The act of dealing with a matter in an orderly way so the required work is completed.
진행chinhaeng: The way an event, task, or plan unfolds and moves toward its end.

Definition in Korean

사람이나 기계가 요청이나 일을 처리하는 동작이 진행되고 있는 상태sa ra mi na ki gye ga yo cheong i na i reul cheo ri ha neun tong ja gi chin haeng doe go in neun sang tae

Word origin

The word combines a Sino-Korean term meaning handling or processing with a Sino-Korean element meaning in the middle of an action, giving the idea of work underway.

Usage tips

  • This compact form often appears as a status label on websites and apps, while conversation usually uses a fuller phrase to describe an action in progress.

Other meanings

  • being handlednoun
  • in progressnoun
  • being worked onnoun

Opposites

  • 완료wallyocompletionnoun
  • 미처리micheorilack of processingnoun

Related words

  • 처리하다cheorihadaprocessverb
  • 처리되다cheoridoedabe processedverb
  • 처리량cheoriryangprocessing volumenoun

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