No. 4,548 in Korean
block
Block (블록): A solid piece of material, an obstacle, or a section of something.
In a sentence
나는 어제 한 개의 블록을 구매했어.
I bought a block yesterday.
Here, 'block' refers to a toy building block, typically used by children to construct structures.
그는 길 건너 블록에서 살고 있어.
He lives on the block across the street.
In this sentence, 'block' signifies a section or division of a city or neighborhood, aligned by streets and buildings.
벽으로 둘러싸여 공간을 블록 아웃했어.
The space was blocked out with walls.
Here, 'block' is used as a verb to denote the action of obstructing or preventing passage or light by placing something as a barrier.
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