대기

daegi · [대기]

waiting · stand-by · atmosphere

nounIntermediate

Meanings

대ː기 · noun · Intermediate

  1. waitingThe act of waiting for a time or opportunity.
  2. A measure given by a superior when a public servant makes a mistake.
  3. stand-byA state in which troops are put into readiness for war and waiting to be called out.

대ː기 · noun · Intermediate

  1. atmosphereAll of the air that surrounds the earth.

Written Forms

대기Hangul
待機Hanja
大氣Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

You can check the waiting number on your receipt later.

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It's a bit crowded, so there might be a wait, but—

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There are a lot of people in the fan signing queue.

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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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