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TOPIK 2noun

차례

charye

차례가 · 차례를

turn; order, sequence; table of contents

Example

다음은 민수 씨 차례예요. 준비하세요.

Next is Minsu's turn. Please get ready.

Word parts

차 order, next례 rule, precedent

Literally 'order by rule'.

Good to know

Don't confuse it with the homonym 차례 meaning the holiday ancestral rite on Seollal and Chuseok.

TOPIK 4noun

차례

charye

차례가 · 차례를

ancestral memorial rite (on holidays)

Example

추석 아침에 가족들이 모여서 차례를 지내요.

On Chuseok morning, the family gathers to hold the ancestral rite.

Word parts

차 tea례 rite

Literally 'tea rite'.

Good to know

Homonym: 차례 also means 'turn, order' (제 차례예요 'It's my turn'); for the rite say 차례를 지내다.