지위

jiwi · [지위]

status · rank · position · significance

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. status; rank; positionSomeone's rank or position based on his/her social class.
  2. significanceA position or place held by a certain object.

Written Forms

지위Hangul
地位Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Since the two have different positions, their tone changes quite strictly even when they meet at a cafe.

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교수님이라는 호칭이 교수님의 사회적 지위를 존중한다는 표현이기 때문입니다.

This is because using the title of professor is a way of showing respect for their social position.

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This is because by infusing your language with a sense of respect and high regard for the listener, you can build harmonious relationships.

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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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