권력

gwollyeok · [궐력]

power

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. powerSocial authority and power used to control others or make a person obey.

Written Forms

권력Hangul
權力Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

If you watch while thinking about power relations and etiquette, the lines will sound even more interesting.

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그게 이 드라마가 보여주려는 권력의 속성인 것 같아.

I think that's the nature of power this drama is trying to show.

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사실 언어적 형식은 권력의 가림막일 뿐이야.

In fact, linguistic formalities are just a veil for power.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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