Korean

수십
Meaning: tens of, dozens of
Part of Speech: Adnominal, Number

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Handwriting

數
十

Example sentences

That store has dozens of kinds of tea.
그 비밀 문서는 수십 년 만에 드디어 공간되었다.
The secret documents were finally publicly published after several decades.
전쟁으로 헤어졌던 모자가 수십 년 뒤에 마침내 다시 만났다.
The mother and son, who were separated by the war, finally met again after decades.
수십 년간 이어진 내전으로 인해 수많은 난민이 발생했다.
Countless refugees were created due to the civil war that lasted for decades.
수십억 개의 뉴런이 뇌에서 정보를 전달한다.
Billions of neurons transmit information in the brain.
오늘 낮에 수십 년 만에 한 번 있는 개기 일식을 볼 수 있습니다.
You can see a total solar eclipse that happens once in decades this afternoon.
수십 명의 풍물패가 거리로 몰려나와 떠들썩하게 공연을 하고 있다.
Dozens of members of a pungmul troupe are crowding into the street and performing loudly.

Usage Notes

Used as a numeral or determiner to indicate a number that is several times ten. It's similar to saying 'dozens' or 'scores' in English.

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