No. 7,784 in Korean
한참
"한참" means "a long while" or "quite a while."
In a sentence
지하철이 한참 동안 기다려야 했다.
I had to wait for the subway for quite a while.
Here, '한참' is used to indicate a significant amount of time spent waiting.
그 영화는 한참 전에 이미 끝났어요.
The movie already ended a long time ago.
In this sentence, '한참' refers to a considerable time in the past, emphasizing the action's remoteness.
토론은 한참 동안 계속되었지만 결론은 나오지 않았습니다.
The discussion continued for quite a while but no conclusion was reached.
The word '한참' describes the extended duration of the discussion in terms of how long it lasted.
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