Korean word

초저녁

Pronunciation

Romanizationchojeonyeok

Meaning

  • nounearly evening

Example

집에 초저녁에 도착했어요.chi be cho jeo nyeo ge to cha kae sseo yo

I arrived home in the early evening.

Illustration for 초저녁 (early evening)

More examples

초저녁에는 동네가 조용해져요.cho jeo nyeo ge neun tong ne ga cho yong hae jeo yo

The neighborhood becomes quiet in the early evening.

Core concept

The dim beginning of night just after sunset, before full darkness arrives.

Common phrases

  • 초저녁 무렵cho jeo nyeok mu ryeop

    around early evening

  • 초저녁 시간cho jeo nyeok si gan

    early evening period

Similar words

저녁cheonyeok: The time of day associated with eating dinner and resting after daylight fades.
해질녘haejillyeok: The period around sunset when the sky begins to grow dim.

Definition in Korean

해가 진 뒤 아직 어둡지 않아 밤이 시작되는 이른 시간을 가리키는 말이다.hae ga chin twi a jik eo dup jji a na pa mi si jak ttoe neun i reun si ga neul ka ri ki neun ma ri da

Word origin

The word 초저녁 (chojeonyeok, "early evening") combines 초 (cho, "beginning") with 저녁 (jeonyeok, "evening") to name the start of the evening.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use evening broadly, so this word helps mark the first part clearly rather than a late-night time.

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