No. 17,088 in Korean
생경하게
"생경하게" means "awkwardly" or "unfamiliarly."
In a sentence
학교 생활을 처음 시작하는 아이들은 모든 것이 생경하게 느껴진다.
Children starting school life for the first time feel everything to be unfamiliar.
생경하게 here emphasizes the unfamiliarity felt towards new surroundings and experiences.
그의 생경하게 느껴지는 행동은 모두를 놀라게 했다.
His actions, which felt unfamiliar, surprised everyone.
생경하게 is used to describe actions that seem out of the ordinary or unusual, prompting a reaction.
생경하게도 이 낯선 풍경이 마음을 편안하게 해 주었다.
Strangely, this unfamiliar scenery brought peace to my heart.
In this sentence, 생경하게 conveys the unexpected reaction or perception towards unfamiliar circumstances.
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