Korean word

후반

Pronunciation

Romanizationhuban

Meaning

  • nounsecond half

Example

학기 후반에는 과제가 많아져요.hak kki hu ba ne neun kwa je ga ma na jeo yo

In the second half of the semester, there are more assignments.

Illustration for 후반 (second half)

More examples

영화 후반에 전개가 달라져요.yeong hwa hu ba ne cheon gae ga tal la jeo yo

The plot changes in the second half of the movie.

Core concept

A period or sequence past its midpoint and entering its later half.

Common phrases

  • 영화 후반에yeong hwa hu ba ne

    second half of the movie

  • 드라마 후반에teu ra ma hu ba ne

    second half of the drama

Similar words

말mal: The time near the end of a period or event.
후반부hubanbu: The later part of a whole period, event, or process.
끝무렵kkeunmuryeop: A short time just before something ends.
끝kkeut: The final point where a thing or period stops.

Definition in Korean

어떤 기간이나 순서에서 중간보다 뒤에 있는 절반 또는 그에 해당하는 시기.eo tteon ki ga ni na sun seo e seo chung gan bo da twi e in neun cheol ban tto neun keu e hae dang ha neun si gi

Word origin

The Sino-Korean compound combines elements meaning after and half to name the half that comes later in a period or sequence.

Usage tips

  • It marks a later stretch rather than only the last moment, so it fits a semester, season, process, or ordered event.

Opposites

Related words

  • 후반부hubanbusecond halfnoun
  • 후반전hubanjeonsecond half of the gamenoun

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