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How to say "city" in Korean

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도시
(noun) city
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Yeonji is a native Korean speaker and has worked for over 10 years as a Korean teacher, translator, and creator of Korean language learning material. She is enthusiastic about learning languages and different cultures. She holds JLPT 1 and hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) certifications.
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저 는 도시 생활 이 편 해요 .
City life is convenient for me.
많은 사람 들은 일 자리 를 찾아 도시 로 갑니다 .
Many people go to city(s) to find job(s).
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"The Blue Nights of Jeju Island" - Taeyeon & Kyuhyun
도시 의 침묵 보다 는 바다 의 속삭임 이 좋아요
(The) whisper of (the) sea is better than (the) silence of (the) city
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낭만 의 도시 , 밤하늘 너머 , 화려한 가로등 .
(a) romantic city, over (the) night sky, fancy street lamp(s),
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아름다운 이 도시 에 빠져서 나
I'm falling in these beautiful city(s)
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올라왔었다
(verb) (past) came up to (big city, HQ)
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난 고등학교 를 졸업 하고 서울 로 올라왔었다 .
I came up to Seoul after graduating from high school.
나는 동생 과 함께 학교 를 위해 올라왔었다 .
I came up (to Seoul) with (my) dongsaeng for school.
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광역시
(noun) metropolitan city
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Jeeyoung completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with an ESL emphasis at Texas A&M University. Her dissertation work was honored with a grant from the Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation. Her research interests include second language learning, family literacy, and dyslexia from a sociocultural perspective. Her co-authored articles and book chapters have been published. Additionally, she has been working as a translator and localizer, living in the US.
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한국 에는 6 개 의 광역시 가 있다 .
There are 6 metropolitan city(s) in Korea.
부산 은 광역시 이다 .
Busan is (a) metropolitan city.
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Korea's Depopulation Problem in 100 Years
인구 100 만 이상 의 광역시 가운데 6 곳 은 모두 중소 도시 로 전락하며 ,
While (the) 6 place(s) among (the) metropolitan city(s) with more than 1 million population (will) all be degraded to small (and) medium-sized (city)s,
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