No. 8,642 in Korean
가운데
"가운데" means "middle" or "center."
In a sentence
그는 방 가운데에 서 있었다.
He stood in the middle of the room.
Here, '가운데' means 'middle' or 'center', indicating the position within the room.
문장들 가운데에서 제일 중요한 것을 고르세요.
Choose the most important one among the sentences.
In this context, '가운데' means 'among', referring to selecting from a group.
회의가 진행되는 가운데, 그는 조용히 떠났다.
In the midst of the meeting, he left quietly.
Here, '가운데' conveys 'in the midst of', describing the occurrence within an ongoing situation.
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