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TOPIK 2noun

정도

jeongdo

정도가 · 정도를

degree, extent; about, around (after numbers)

Example

집에서 회사까지 삼십 분 정도 걸려요.

It takes about thirty minutes from home to the office.

Word parts

정 measure도 degree

Literally 'measure and degree'.

Good to know

After a number, 정도 means 'about': 한 시간 정도 'about an hour'.