5급TOPIK 5 Korean — Advanced

Politics, economics, culture and research Korean, plus the idioms native speakers use without explaining.

Can-do: Carry out research or professional work in your field and use formal and written registers correctly.

단어Words at this level
2,190
누적Cumulative
9,366
문법Grammar points
56
관용구Idioms
488
시험Test
TOPIK II

5급 학습Everything at TOPIK 5

첫 단어The first words at TOPIK 5

Ordered by frequency, so the first ones are the ones you will meet first.

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의하다 依-

to be due to

결과에 의하면 잘 모르죠.

Not very well, it turns out. I can't do that.

Also means

  1. to accord with, to be pursuant to

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이는 오동진의 명령에 한 것 이었다.

Came with pre orders of Private.

그리고 우리는 j를 J.T.에 한 메시지 수라 하겠어요

And we'll use j for a number of texts by J.T. So the total number of texts that everyone sent cannot be more than 500.

보이드의 말에 의하면, 해리슨의 어머니는 그를 이렇게 지지했다.

According to Bush's nephew Hermann Nöldeke, his mother supported this inclination.

a continuing state

집 한

a house

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하지만 그는 듣지 못한

He does not hear it.

지난 10년간 35만 가 건설되었습니다.

In the last ten years they have managed to make 350,000 homes.

1783년까지 큰 마을에는 50채의 집이 있었습니다.

By 1783 the large village had 50 houses.

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비슷한 말Similar
채찍
참고 어휘See also
자체 自體

itself

자체에 의미는 없습니다.

They do not carry meaning in themselves.

Also means

  1. one's own body

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하는 것 자체가 어려워서입니다.

It's just plain hard to do.

이 책 자체가 모든 이야기이기 때문이겠죠.

It's because the books themselves are all about stories.

그리고, 그 자체의 이야기입니다.

And well, it's a story unto itself.

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파생어Derived
자체적
관하다 關-

to be about

이 이야기가 무엇에 한 이야기라고 생각합니까?

What do you think this story is about?

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존은 일본 역사에 한 책을 찾고 있다.

John is looking for a book on Japanese history.

여기가 TEDxExeter이니까 Exeter에관한 문제들 몇가지를 볼까 합니다.

And so because this is TEDxExeter, I thought we would have a quick look at the quiz for the first few questions of Exeter.

제 이상에 한 거죠.

It's about my vision.

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비슷한 말Similar
대하다

as if, seeming like

아주 어려운 일이었고 끝이 보이지 않는 했습니다.

It's that same conundrum, it's like this undying problem.

듯하다

to appear to be

아주 어려운 일이었고 끝이 보이지 않는 했습니다.

It's that same conundrum, it's like this undying problem.

Pronounced

[드타다] spelled 듯하다

Sound change격음화

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그럴 합니다.

Sounds reasonable.

비가 올 해요.

It looks like it will rain.

별로 그럴듯해 보이지 않았죠.

Now this didn't sound very plausible.

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비슷한 말Similar
듯싶다

place, site

탐이 거기 있었으면 좋았을텐데

I wish Tom could've been there.

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내가 날 수 있다면 좋을 텐데.

I wish I could fly.

이게 뭔가 의미가 있을텐데요.

So that must mean something.

필요하면 부를테니까 거기 서있어요.

If I need it, I'll call you, otherwise just stand there.

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비슷한 말Similar
공터공지
참고 어휘See also
대지부지
만하다

to be worthy of

해 볼 한데?

It is doable.

Also means

  1. to be enough, to be sufficient

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찾게 되더라도 믿을만 한가요?

If I could find one, are they trustworthy?

그러나, 해가 될 한 건 없습니다.

But no harm. You just move away.

그래서 할 수 있을 한건 다 했죠.

So I just did whatever I could. I shook it off, whatever.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How many words are in TOPIK 5?

This site lists 2,190 words graded to 5급. Counting every level up to and including it, that is 9,366 words in total — the cumulative figure is the one that matters, because 5급 assumes everything below it.

What can I do at TOPIK 5?

Carry out research or professional work in your field and use formal and written registers correctly.

Which test covers TOPIK 5?

TOPIK II. Two sittings totalling 180 minutes, covering listening, writing and reading, scored out of 300. It is the only test with a writing section.

How long does TOPIK 5 take to reach?

At twenty new words a day, this level's 2,190 words take about 16 weeks on their own. Reaching it from zero means the 9,366 cumulative words, which is closer to 16 months at the same pace.

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