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TOPIK 4noun

겨루기

gyeorugi

겨루기가 · 겨루기를

sparring

Example

오늘 수업에서 친구와 겨루기를 했어요.

I sparred with a friend in class today.

Word parts

From 겨루다 'to compete' + noun ending -기.

Good to know

Taekwondo training has two main parts, 겨루기 (sparring) and 품새 (forms); Olympic taekwondo is 겨루기.