숨

sum · [숨]

breath · stiffness

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. breathThe act of a human or animal breathing air in and out through the nose or mouth.
  2. stiffnessA fresh and stiff state or the texture of vegetables like napa cabbage.

Examples from Lessons (3)

I was running because I was afraid I would be late to my meeting, so I am all out of breath.

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After drinking a warm cup of coffee and taking a deep breath, I feel a bit more at ease.

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It says that even if today was hard, it's okay, and that the night always lets out a deep breath.

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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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