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Top 500

473 wordsKorean → Chinesesaved in flashcards

Translation:KoreanKO⌄

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Card direction

Korean hint → Chinese answer

원하다

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想要

xiǎng yào

verbA1

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필요하다

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需要

xū yào

verbA1

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만나다

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见面

jiàn miàn

verbA1

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말하다

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说

shuō

verbA1

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말하다

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说话

shuō huà

verbA1

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~일지도 모른다

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可能

kě néng

modal verbA2

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~해도 되다

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可以

kě yǐ

modal verbA2

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반드시 ~해야 하다

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必须

bì xū

modal verbA1

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~해야 하다

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应该

yīng gāi

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~할 텐데

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会

huì

modal verbA1

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~할 것이다

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将

jiāng

modal verbA1

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~할 수 있었다

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能

néng

modal verbA1

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할 수 있다

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能

néng

modal verbA1

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있다

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是

shì

verbA1

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가지다

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有

yǒu

verbA1

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하다

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做

zuò

verbA1

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받다

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得到

dé dào

verbA1

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주다

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给

gěi

verbA1

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간직하다

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留

liú

verbA1

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놓다

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放

fàng

verbA1

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돌리다

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转

zhuǎn

verbA1

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달리다

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跑

pǎo

verbA1

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소도시

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小镇

xiǎozhèn

nounA1

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도시

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城市

chéng shì

nounA1

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