No. 3,904 in Korean
연기
"연기" can mean "smoke," "acting/performance," or "delay/postponement," depending on context.
In a sentence
연기가 방 안을 가득 채웠어요.
The smoke filled the room.
Here, '연기' means 'smoke', referring to the visible gaseous product of burning.
그 배우의 연기는 정말 뛰어났어요.
The actor's performance was truly excellent.
In this context, '연기' refers to 'acting' or 'performance' in an artistic sense.
회의는 다음 주로 연기되었습니다.
The meeting was postponed to next week.
Here, '연기' means 'postponement', indicating the action of delaying something.
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