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TOPIK 5adjective

비장하다

bijanghada

비장해요 · 비장했어요 · 비장한 (+noun)

grim but heroic, solemn and determined

Example

선수들은 비장한 각오로 결승전에 나섰어요.

The players entered the final with grim determination.

Word parts

비 sad장 heroic

Literally 'sad yet heroic'.

Good to know

Common with 각오 'resolve': 비장한 각오.