운명

unmyeong · [운명]

fate · destiny

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. fate; destinyA superhuman and inevitable force that affects humans and all the things in the world; or the life or state predetermined by the force.
  2. fate; destinyMatters relating to life and death, or successes and failures in the future.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

운ː명 · noun

  1. deathThe death of a person.

Written Forms

운명Hangul
運命Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

남자가 그것은 운명이라고 말하기까지 했어?

Did the guy even go as far as to say that it was destiny?

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The way the main character overcomes fate is truly touching.

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If it's for you, I suppose waiting forever is my destiny.

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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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