Korean word

향상되다

Pronunciation

Romanizationhyangsangdoeda

Meaning

  • verbimprove

Example

매일 조금씩 운동하면 체력이 향상돼요.mae il cho geum ssik un dong ha myeon che ryeo gi hyang sang dwae yo

Your stamina improves if you exercise a little every day.

Illustration for 향상되다 (improve)

More examples

연습을 많이 해서 실력이 향상됐어요.yeon seu beul ma ni hae seo sil lyeo gi hyang sang dwae sseo yo

My skills improved because I practiced a lot.

Core concept

A previous state is surpassed as ability, quality, or condition rises.

Common phrases

  • 실력이 향상된다sil lyeo gi hyang sang doen da

    skill improves

  • 능력이 향상된다neung nyeo gi hyang sang doen da

    ability improves

  • 효율성이 향상된다hyo yul seong i hyang sang doen da

    efficiency improves

Similar words

나아지다naajida: Move toward a healthier or more favorable condition over time.
늘다neulda: Increase in amount, number, or skill.
좋아지다choajida: Become more pleasant or satisfactory in weather, mood, quality, or circumstances.

Definition in Korean

이전보다 상태나 수준이 더 좋아지다.i jeon bo da sang tae na su ju ni teo cho a ji da

Word origin

향상 (hyangsang, "upward improvement") joins 되다 (doeda, "become") to describe something entering a higher and better state.

Usage tips

  • English improve can describe causing a change, but this form presents the subject as undergoing the improvement rather than causing it.

Other meanings

  • make progressverb
  • get betterverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 향상hyangsangimprovementnoun
  • 향상시키다hyangsangsikidaimproveverb
  • 향상률hyangsangnyulimprovement ratenoun

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