day 39keeping up

keeping up

Talk about competition, crises and progress, say who did something with 에 의해, and cite a source with 에 의하면.

today’s words

• 의하다 uihada · by; according to: 에 의해 / 의하면
• 개선 gaeseon · improvement
• 건설 geonseol · construction (of buildings, roads)
• 경쟁 gyeongjaeng · competition
• 경쟁력 gyeongjaengnyeok · competitiveness, competitive edge
• 극복 geukbok · overcoming
• 기존 gijon · existing
• 도입 doip · introduction, bringing in (a system)
• 뒤떨어지다 dwitteoreojida · fall behind, be behind (the times)
• 뒤지다 dwijida · fall behind, trail
• 보급 bogeup · spread, supply (to everyone)
• 보완 bowan · supplement, making up for
• 선진 seonjin · advanced, developed
• 선진국 seonjinguk · developed country
• 앞서다 apseoda · be ahead, lead; go ahead
• 위기 wigi · crisis
• 진출 jinchul · advance, entry (into a market)
• 추진 chujin · pushing forward (a plan)
• 향상 hyangsang · improvement, rise (in level)
• 현대적 hyeondaejeok · modern
• -화 -hwa · -ization (suffix)

sentences

• 조사에 의하면 20대의 대부분이 인터넷으로 여행을 예약한다. · According to a survey, most people in their twenties book their travel online.
• 이 다리는 한국 기업에 의해 건설되었다. · This bridge was built by a Korean company.
• 한국은 짧은 시간에 선진국이 되었으며 많은 위기를 극복했다. · Korea became a developed country in a short time and overcame many crises.
• 공장의 현대화로 생산이 크게 늘었다. · Production rose sharply thanks to the factory's modernisation.
• 디자인은 우리 회사가 다른 회사보다 앞서 있어요. · In design, our company is ahead of the others.