Korean

Meaning: land, ground, earth
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

We bought a large piece of land.
중국은 땅이 매우 넓고 인구가 많다.
China has a very large land area and a large population.
그는 그 땅의 시작으로서 열심히 일했다
He worked hard as the tenant farmer of that land.
이 땅의 지적은 넓다.
The land area of this land is wide.
삽으로 땅을 깊게 팠다.
I dug the ground deeply with a shovel.
난민들은 새로운 땅에 정착하는 데 성공했다.
The refugees succeeded in settling in a new land.
봄이 되면 땅에서 새싹이 돋아난다.
When spring comes, new sprouts sprout from the ground.
이 땅은 매우 기름지고 비옥하다.
This land is very fertile and rich.
가뭄으로 땅이 메말랐다.
The land dried up due to the drought.
이 땅에 민주주의가 깊이 뿌리내렸다.
Democracy has taken deep root in this land.

Usage Notes

A very common native Korean word for land, ground, or territory. It can refer to soil, a plot of land, or a country's territory.

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