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TOPIK 4noun

살림

sallim

살림이 · 살림을

housekeeping, running a household; household finances, livelihood

Example

결혼하고 나서 처음으로 살림을 시작했어요.

After getting married, I started keeping house for the first time.

Word parts

Probably from 살리다 'to keep alive': the work that keeps a household going.

Good to know

살림을 차리다 means 'to set up house', often as a new couple.