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TOPIK 5adjective

막중하다

makjunghada [막쭝하다]

막중해요 · 막중했어요 · 막중한 (+noun)

very important, weighty, grave (responsibility, duty)

Example

팀의 대표로서 제 책임이 막중합니다.

As the team's representative, my responsibility is very heavy.

Word parts

막 nothing중 heavy

Literally 'nothing heavier'.

Good to know

Pairs with 책임 or 임무: 막중한 책임 'a heavy responsibility'.