채
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[edit] Korean
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Syllable
채 (transliterations: Revised chae, Yale chay)
[edit] Usage notes
[edit] Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin.
[edit] Noun
채 (chae)
- A whip
- 팽이를 채로 치다. (He) hits the spinning top with a whip.
- Counter for houses:
- 집 한 채 One house.
- A thin strip
- 무우를 채를 치다. Cut white radish into thin strips.
- A continuing state
- 옷을 입은 채. while wearing clothes / without undressing
- A Korean family name (hanja:菜)
[edit] Adverb
채 (chae)
- Not yet, still... not
- 숙제를 채 마치기도 전에 잠이 들었다. He fell asleep before he finished the homework.