🌟 중용 (中庸)

Noun  

1. 넘치거나 모자라지 않고 어느 한쪽으로 치우치지 않은 상태나 정도.

1. MODERATION: A state or degree that is neither excessive nor insufficient and not biased to either side.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 중용의 미덕.
    The virtue of moderation.
  • 중용의 상태.
    A moderate state.
  • 중용을 유지하다.
    Maintain the middle course.
  • 중용을 지키다.
    Hold the middle ground.
  • 중용을 잡다.
    Take the middle course.
  • 공자에 의하면 본래 중용이 어려운 것이 아닌데, 한결같이 중용을 지키는 것이 어려운 것이라 했다.
    According to confucius, moderation was not originally difficult, but it was always difficult to maintain moderation.
  • 김 부장은 항상 중용을 지키고 아랫사람들을 잘 돌봐 많은 사람들이 그를 존경했다.
    Kim always kept the middle ground and took good care of his subordinates, and many people respected him.
  • 아버지는 적절한 중용을 유지하도록 노력하는 것이야 말로 삶에 필요하다고 말씀하셨다.
    My father said that trying to maintain proper moderation is necessary in life.
  • 매사 네 자신에게 득이 되는 것만을 생각하기에 앞서 중용을 실천하도록 해 봐.
    Try to practice moderation before thinking about everything that benefits you.
    다른 사람과 내 자신의 이득 사이에서 균형을 이루는 건 정말 힘든 것 같아.
    I think it's really hard to strike a balance between other people and my own interests.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 중용 (중용)

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