Advanced Korean Time, Place & Movement Vocabulary (TOPIK 6)
A complete list of 81 advanced-level Korean time, place & movement vocabulary words (TOPIK 6). Every word includes romanization and its English meaning, curated by a certified Korean language teacher. Filter to search, or switch levels below.
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가로지르다 | garojireuda | to cut across, to traverse |
| 가파르다 | gapareuda | to be steep, to be precipitous |
| 간밤 | ganbam | last night |
| 객지 | gaekji | foreign place, away from home |
| 거처 | geocheo | residence, dwelling place |
| 걸터앉다 | geolteoanda | to sit on the edge, to perch |
| 격주 | gyeokju | every other week, biweekly |
| 결승선 | gyeolseungseon | finish line |
| 경관 | gyeonggwan | landscape, scenery, police officer |
| 경로 | gyeongno | route, path |
| 경사 | gyeongsa | slope, incline, happy occasion |
| 경유 | gyeongyu | passing through, transit |
| 골짜기 | goljjagi | valley, ravine, gorge |
| 공립 | gongnip | public school, public institution |
| 공터 | gongteo | vacant lot, open ground |
| 구불구불하다 | gubulgubulhada | to be winding, to be meandering, to be curved |
| 국경 | gukgyeong | national border, border |
| 귀향 | gwihyang | returning to one's hometown |
| 그간 | geugan | the period until now, that time |
| 기어가다 | gieogada | to crawl, to creep |
| 기어들다 | gieodeulda | to creep in, to worm into |
| 기웃거리다 | giutgeorida | to peek, to peer around, to lurk |
| 끌려가다 | kkeullyeogada | to be dragged away, to be taken away |
| 나그네 | nageune | traveler, wanderer, wayfarer |
| 낙후 | nakhu | underdevelopment, backwardness |
| 내던지다 | naedeonjida | to throw away, to fling aside |
| 내려서다 | naeryeoseoda | to step down, to get off and stand |
| 내륙 | naeryuk | inland, interior region |
| 내리막길 | naerimakgil | downhill road, downward slope |
| 내몰다 | naemolda | to drive out, to chase away |
| 내몰리다 | naemollida | to be driven out, to be cornered |
| 내치다 | naechida | to push away, to dismiss, to reject |
| 넘나들다 | neomnadeulda | to go back and forth, to cross repeatedly |
| 넘보다 | neomboda | to covet, to look down on, to underestimate |
| 단거리 | dangeori | short distance, short range |
| 단시간 | dansigan | short time, brief period |
| 대학가 | daehakga | university district, college area |
| 도처 | docheo | everywhere, all over the place |
| 둘러앉다 | dulleoanda | to sit around in a circle, to gather and sit |
| 뒤덮이다 | dwideopida | to be covered all over, to be blanketed |
| 뒤바뀌다 | dwibakkwida | to be reversed, to be switched around |
| 뒤엉키다 | dwieongkida | to be tangled up, to be entangled |
| 뒤쫓다 | dwijjotda | to chase after, to pursue |
| 드러눕다 | deureonupda | to lie down flat, to sprawl out |
| 드리우다 | deuriuda | to cast, to spread over, to drape |
| 들락날락하다 | deullangnallakhada | to go in and out repeatedly, to come and go |
| 들어차다 | deureochada | to be filled with, to be packed full |
| 들여놓다 | deuryeonota | to bring inside, to move something in |
| 들여다보이다 | deuryeodaboida | to be visible through, to show through |
| 들이닥치다 | deuridakchida | to descend on, to barge in, to show up suddenly |
| 들이마시다 | deurimasida | to breathe in, to inhale |
| 들이켜다 | deurikyeoda | to gulp down, to drink in one shot |
| 등지 | deungji | and so on, and the like, et cetera |
| 등지다 | deungjida | to turn one's back on, to leave behind |
| 따라나서다 | ttaranaseoda | to follow along, to set out together |
| 떠넘기다 | tteoneomgida | to pass off to, to push onto someone else |
| 떠다니다 | tteodanida | to float around, to drift about |
| 떠밀리다 | tteomillida | to be pushed around, to be shoved |
| 맞먹다 | manmeokda | to be equal to, to match, to be on a par with |
| 명당 | myeongdang | auspicious site, prime location |
| 명승지 | myeongseungji | scenic spot, famous place |
| 몰려가다 | mollyeogada | to rush off, to flock toward |
| 몰아내다 | moranaeda | to drive out, to expel |
| 묘지 | myoji | cemetery, graveyard |
| 물러가다 | mulleogada | to step back, to withdraw, to retreat |
| 밀접 | miljeop | closeness, close connection |
| 발령 | ballyeong | appointment order, posting |
| 배회 | baehoe | wandering, roaming |
| 북적거리다 | bukjeokgeorida | to be crowded, to bustle, to swarm |
| 분해 | bunhae | decomposition, disassembly, analysis |
| 산간 | sangan | mountain area, highland region |
| 서성거리다 | seoseonggeorida | to loiter, pace, hover |
| 소외 | sooe | alienation, exclusion, marginalization |
| 울렁거리다 | ulleonggeorida | to feel nauseous, to feel queasy, to flutter |
| 원주민 | wonjumin | indigenous people, native population |
| 이글거리다 | igeulgeorida | to blaze, shimmer with heat, flicker |
| 장거리 | janggeori | long distance |
| 중소 | jungso | small and medium, SME scale |
| 특수성 | teuksuseong | specificity, unique character |
| 황량하다 | hwangnyanghada | to be desolate, bleak, barren |
| 힐끔거리다 | hilkkeumgeorida | to keep glancing, sneak repeated looks |
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Written by Alvin Lim Certified Korean Language Teacher (Level 2)