Korean

처럼

처럼
Meaning: like, as
Part of Speech: Particle

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Example sentences

She sings like an angel.
베틀 북처럼 생긴 사전에서 벼가 익어간다.
Rice is ripening in the shuttle-shaped field.
우리는 오래된 친구처럼 편안하게 대화했다.
We talked comfortably like old friends.
그는 마치 모든 것을 아는 것처럼 말했다.
He spoke as if he knew everything.
그녀의 피부는 눈처럼 희다.
Her skin is as white as snow.
그의 마음은 대나무처럼 곧아요.
His heart is upright like bamboo.
그녀는 마법처럼 아름다웠다.
She was beautiful, like magic.
그녀는 무대 위에서 팝의 여왕처럼 보였다.
She looked like the queen of pop on stage.
장인은 사위를 아들처럼 따뜻하게 맞아 주었다.
The father-in-law warmly welcomed his son-in-law like a son.
불을 켜지 않은 방은 먹방처럼 캄캄했다.
The room with no lights on was pitch black like a 'meokbang'.

Usage Notes

A particle that indicates that the preceding noun is similar to the following description.

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