중간

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 中間, from 中 (“center”) + 間 (“interval”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?junggan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?junggan
    McCune–Reischauer?chunggan
    Yale Romanization?cwungkan

    Noun

    중간 • (junggan) (hanja 中間)

    1. (in) the middle
    2. medium
      중간 사이즈 라떼 한 잔 주세요.
      Junggan saijeu ratte han jan juseyo.
      I’d like a medium latte, please.

    Derived terms

    • 중간적 (中間的, jungganjeok, “medium”) (adjective)
    • 중간고사 (中間考査, junggan'gosa, “midterm ”)
    • 중간보고 (中間報告, jungganbogo, “interim report”)
    • 중간 상인 (中間商人, junggan sang'in, “middle man”)
    • 중간시험 (中間試驗, junggansiheom, “midterm”)
    • 중간층 (中間層, junggancheung, “1. mid-floor, 2. middle class”)
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