Korean

Meaning: flesh, weight (body), meat
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

I've gained some weight lately because I haven't been exercising.
몇 살이에요?
How old are you?
우리 딸은 올해 다섯 살이에요.
My daughter is five years old this year.
나는 다이어트를 위해 살을 뺐다.
I lost weight for my diet.
살을 에는 듯한 추위가 찾아왔다.
A piercing cold has come.
그는 나보다 한 살 어린 회사 후배다.
He is a junior colleague at work, one year younger than me.
저 꼬마는 몇 살이에요?
How old is that little kid?
제 여동생은 저보다 다섯 살 어려요.
My younger sister is five years younger than me.
그는 서른 살에 드디어 장가를 갔다.
He finally got married at the age of thirty.
저는 스무 살 때 첫 해외여행을 갔어요.
I went on my first overseas trip when I was twenty.

Usage Notes

Can refer to the flesh of a person or animal, or more colloquially, body weight. '살이 찌다' means 'to gain weight' and '살이 빠지다' means 'to lose weight'.

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