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급류
급류
急流
[ geumnyu ]
「명사」 Noun
• torrent
Water flowing quickly; or water which flows fast.
bodies of water
• torrent
(figurative) A flow of times which changes fast.
time
relative time
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
急 (급)
–
urgent, hasty, to rush, to press, to be anxious
流 (류/유)
–
to flow, to circulate, to drift, to spread, to diffuse
Synonyms
억수
–
heavy rain; pouring rain; torrents; flood; pouring
홍수
–
flood; torrent
Neighboring words in the dictionary
소위
소유
소유권
소유물
소음
소일
소자
소자본
소장
소재
소주
소중하다
소중히
소지
소지품
소쩍새
소통
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