선수

seonsu · [선수]

athlete · player · representative player · master

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. athlete; player; representative playerA person chosen as a representative in a sports game, or a person whose job is to play a sports game.
  2. master; expert(figurative) A person who does a certain thing very well or frequently.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

선수 · noun

  1. leadAn action taken ahead of others.
  2. leadThe act of placing a stone or piece first in the game of go or janggi, Korean chess, or placing it at an advantagious spot before one's opponent does.

Written Forms

선수Hangul
選手Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

He taps dine-in quickly like a pro.

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Right, that player is super fast and incredibly strong.

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김연아 선수 하면 모두가 아는 상징적인 기술이 바로 트리플 악셀이지만,

While the Triple Axel is the iconic technique everyone associates with Yuna Kim,

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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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