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Eighty-eight frequent TOPIK II words: society and law, work, health, nature, feelings, home and money, people, places, time, amounts, everyday actions and key adverbs — each with an original polite sentence on the front (news style for written words).

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  1. 선진국 (seonjinguk) (n.)
    한국은 짧은 기간에 선진국이 되었어요.
    developed country; advanced nation

    Korea became a developed country in a short time.

    Note: The opposite is 개발도상국 'developing country'.
    Society & Media
  2. 중소기업 (jungsogieop) (n.)
    형은 대학을 졸업하고 중소기업에 취직했어요.
    small or medium-sized company (SME)

    My older brother got a job at a small company after graduating from university.

    Note: The opposite is 대기업 'large company, conglomerate'.
    Work & Career
  3. 날개 (nalgae) (n.)
    나비 한 마리가 꽃 위에서 날개를 접고 쉬고 있어요.
    wing

    A butterfly is resting on a flower with its wings folded.

    Note: Also a plane's wing: 비행기 날개.
    Environment & Weather
  4. 눈빛 (nunbit) (n.)
    엄마의 따뜻한 눈빛을 보니까 마음이 편해졌어요.
    look in one's eyes; gaze

    Seeing the warm look in my mother's eyes, I felt at ease.

    Note: Pronounced [눈삗]; 눈빛이 날카롭다 'have a sharp look'.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 진실 (jinsil) (n.)
    시간이 지나면 언젠가 진실이 밝혀질 거예요.
    the truth

    As time passes, the truth will come out someday.

    Note: 진실을 말하다 'to tell the truth'; a fact is 사실.
    Thinking & Communicating
  6. 어느새 (eoneusae) (adv.)
    이야기를 하다 보니 어느새 밤 열한 시가 됐어요.
    before one knows it; already

    We got talking, and before we knew it, it was eleven at night.

    Watch out: One word, no space: 어느새, not 어느 새.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 촬영 (chwaryeong) (n.)
    이 카페에서 유명한 드라마 촬영을 했대요.
    filming; shooting (photos, video)

    They say a famous drama was filmed at this café.

    Note: 촬영하다 'to film, to photograph'; 촬영 금지 'no photography'.
    Culture & Arts
  8. 구역 (guyeok) (n.)
    백화점 3층에는 아이들을 위한 놀이 구역이 있어요.
    zone; area; section

    On the third floor of the department store there's a play area for children.

    Note: 구역 is an area marked off by a rule or plan; a region is 지역.
    Places & Travel
  9. 몇몇 (myeonmyeot) (num./det.)
    몇몇 학생들은 아직 숙제를 내지 않았어요.
    some; a few

    A few students still haven't handed in their homework.

    Watch out: 몇 asks 'how many?' but can also mean 'a few' (책 몇 권 'a few books'); 몇몇 stresses 'several'.
    Amounts & Degree
  10. 물다 (mulda) (v.)
    공원에서 산책하는데 옆집 개가 제 다리를 물었어요.
    to bite; to hold in the mouth

    While I was out for a walk in the park, the neighbor's dog bit my leg.

    Note: Being bitten is 물리다: 모기에 물렸어요 'I got bitten by a mosquito'.
    Actions & Qualities

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK II (중급), ordered by the National Institute of Korean Language's learner word list (2003, KOGL Type 1); both via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list. Spelling, spacing and meanings checked against the Standard Korean Dictionary (표준국어대사전); romanization follows the Revised Romanization of Korean (2000). Reference only; all glosses and example sentences are original.

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