병

byeong · [병]

bottle · disease · bad habit

nounBeginner

Meanings

병 · noun · Beginner

  1. bottleA container with a long, narrow neck, used mainly for holding liquid or powder.
  2. bottleA unit for counting the number of containers holding liquid or powder, etc.
  3. bottleA word usually attached to another noun, meaning a 'container for holding something.'

병ː · noun · Beginner

  1. diseaseThe abnormal state of a living organism's body that hinders normal activities and causes pain.
  2. diseaseThe word meaning 'illness.'
  3. bad habitA deep-rooted mistake or flaw.

Written Forms

병Hangul
甁Hanja
病Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

때로는 이런 감정을 숨기는 것이 더 큰 병을 만들기도 한다.

At times, hiding these feelings can create an even greater malady.

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Please give me two coffees and a bottle of water.

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You'll get sick.

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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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