No. 4,388 in Korean
플레이오프
"플레이오프" means "playoff," referring to a sports competition to determine a champion or final winner.
In a sentence
우리 팀이 플레이오프에 진출해서 너무 기뻐요.
I'm so happy that our team advanced to the playoffs.
In this sentence, '플레이오프' refers to the stage or series of games after the regular season in a sports league to determine the champion.
플레이오프 경기는 보통 정규 시즌 경기보다 경쟁이 치열해요.
Playoff games are usually more competitive than regular season games.
Here, '플레이오프' is used as an adjective to describe games happening in the playoff stage.
올해 NBA 플레이오프는 정말 흥미진진했어요.
This year's NBA playoffs were truly exciting.
In this context, '플레이오프' indicates the event or series of matches organized under the NBA league format for the playoffs.
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