손꼽다

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VerbTOPIK 2 - Advanced

Definitions

1
count with one's fingers
To count numbers by closing the fingers one by one.
손가락을 하나씩 꼬부리며 수를 세다.
2
be highly regarded; be eminent
To recognize with praise someone as being in the top five among a field of many.
여럿 중에서 다섯 손가락 안에 들 만큼 뛰어나게 여기다.
3
be very few; be rare
To be able to count with five fingers because the number is small.
그 수효가 적어 다섯 손가락으로 다 헤아리다.
4
choose; select
To regard someone or something as the best among many.
여럿 중에서 가장 뛰어나다고 여기다.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.