TOPIK · Level 229
15 words
Korean word
총
Pronunciation
Romanizationchong
Meaning
- adverba total of
Example
이번 모임에는 총 12명이 왔어요.i beon mo i me neun chong 12 myeong i wa sseo yo
A total of 12 people came to this gathering.
More examples
작업은 총 3시간 걸렸어요.cha geo beun chong 3 si gan keol lyeo sseo yo
The work took a total of 3 hours.
Core concept
Scattered numbers or quantities are combined into a single sum.
Common phrases
총 12명chong 12 myeong
a total of 12 people
총 3시간chong 3 si gan
a total of 3 hours
Similar words
합쳐서hapcheoseo: Shows separate amounts or numbers combined into one total.
모두modu: Refers to every person or thing in a group as a whole.
전부cheonbu: Includes every person or thing in a group without leaving anything out.
Definition in Korean
전체를 하나로 모아 그 수나 양을 나타낼 때 쓰는 말로, 주로 수사 앞에 놓여 합계의 뜻을 나타낸다.cheon che reul ha na ro mo a keu su na yang eul na ta nael ttae sseu neun mal lo chu ro su sa a pe no yeo hap kkye ui tteu seul na ta naen da
Word origin
총 (chong, "a total") is the Sino-Korean reading of a character whose meaning includes gathering everything together.
Usage tips
- A useful contrast with English is word order: Korean places this marker before the numeral, so it can be recognized before the quantity is read.
Other meanings
- gunnoun
Opposites
- 각각kakkkakrespectivelyadverb
Related words
- 총계chonggyetotalnoun
- 총액chongaektotal amountnoun