Korean word

해결

Pronunciation

Romanizationhaegyeol

Meaning

  • nounsolution

Example

그 일은 해결이 됐어요.keu i reun hae gyeo ri twae sseo yo

That matter has been solved.

Illustration for 해결 (solution)

More examples

우선 해결 방법을 생각해 보자.u seon hae gyeol pang beo beul saeng ga kae po ja

Let's first think of a way to solve it.

Core concept

A problem is untangled and settled so that no unresolved question remains.

Common phrases

  • 문제 해결mun je hae gyeol

    problem solving

  • 해결 방법hae gyeol pang beop

    way to solve

  • 해결책hae gyeol chaek

    solution

Similar words

해결책haegyeolchaek: A workable approach created to bring a problem to an end.
방법pangbeop: An organized way of doing something or achieving a result.
대책taechaek: A planned response that improves a bad situation or stops it from returning.
조치chochi: A concrete action taken in response to a risk or conflict.

Definition in Korean

문제나 의문이 정리되어 더 이상 잔여 문제가 남지 않는 상태를 나타내는 명사mun je na ui mu ni cheong ni doe eo teo i sang cha nyeo mun je ga nam ji an neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun myeong sa

Word origin

해결 (haegyeol, "solution") is a Sino-Korean formation whose parts mean untie or explain and decide, linking clarification with a settled conclusion.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can connect this noun with both finding an answer and bringing a problem to an end, not only with the answer itself.

Opposites

  • 미해결mihaegyeolunresolved matternoun

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