Korean word

협업

Pronunciation

Romanizationhyeobeop

Meaning

  • nouncollaboration

Example

우리는 협업으로 프로젝트를 끝냈다.u ri neun hyeo beo beu ro peu ro jek teu reul kkeun naet tta

We finished the project through collaboration.

Illustration for 협업 (collaboration)

More examples

새로운 앱은 디자이너와 개발자의 협업으로 완성되었다.sae ro un ae beun ti ja i neo wa kae bal ja ui hyeo beo beu ro wan seong doe eot tta

The new app was completed through collaboration between the designers and developers.

Core concept

People link their different roles and efforts to complete one shared piece of work.

Common phrases

  • 협업을 하다hyeo beo beul ha da

    collaborate

  • 팀과 협업을 하다tim gwa hyeo beo beul ha da

    collaborate with the team

  • 협업을 통해hyeo beo beul tong hae

    through collaboration

Similar words

협동hyeopttong: Joint work carried out by people who help one another.
협력hyeomnyeok: Cooperation in which people or groups join their strengths and resources to reach a common goal.

Definition in Korean

서로 도와 하나의 프로젝트나 업무를 완수하는 행위나 상태seo ro to wa ha na ui peu ro jek teu na eom mu reul wan su ha neun haeng wi na sang tae

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound combines elements meaning cooperation and work, pointing to people completing a task together.

Usage tips

  • Korean uses this noun especially in workplace and project language, while the related verb form sounds natural when describing ongoing teamwork.

Opposites

  • 단독 작업tandok chageopsolo worknoun
  • 개인 작업kaein chageopindividual worknoun

Related words

  • 협업하다hyeobeopadacollaborateverb
  • 협업자hyeobeopjjacollaboratornoun

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