day 32peaks and downturns

peaks and downturns

Describe peaks and downturns: 최고치, 최고조, 하락세, 치솟다, 치열하다, 현저히, and the record-holders 최고령 and 최연소.

today’s words

• 증대 jeungdae · increase, boost (in size or amount)
• 증원 jeungwon · increasing the number (of staff, places)
• 증진 jeungjin · promotion, improvement (health, welfare)
• 천지 cheonji · (천지 차이) a world of difference
• 최고령 choegoryeong · the oldest (person)
• 최고조 choegojo · climax, peak (of a mood, tension)
• 최연소 choeyeonso · the youngest (person)
• 추이 chui · trend, course (of figures over time)
• -치 -chi · -치: value, level (최고치, 평균치)
• 치닫다 chidatda · rush, run (to an extreme)
• 치솟다 chisotda · soar, shoot up (prices, flames)
• 치열하다 chiyeolhada · fierce, intense (competition)
• 통째 tongjjae · (통째로) whole, the whole thing
• 통틀다 tongteulda · (통틀어) all together, in all
• 티끌 tikkeul · speck, (a grain of) dust
• 하락세 harakse · downward trend, decline
• 하위 hawi · low rank, bottom (of a ranking); sub-
• 현저하다 hyeonjeohada · marked, striking
• 현저히 hyeonjeohi · markedly, noticeably
• 희박하다 huibakada · thin, slim (air, chances)
• 가하다 gahada · apply, add (pressure, speed)
• 갈래 gallae · branch, fork; division, genre

sentences

• 지난 10년간 배달 시장의 성장 추이를 분석했다. · We analysed how the delivery market has grown over the last ten years.
• 장마가 길어지면서 채소 값이 치솟았다. · As the rainy season dragged on, vegetable prices shot up.
• 올해 봄 매출은 역대 최고치를 기록했다. · Sales this spring were the highest ever.
• 그러나 여름 들어 주문은 하락세로 돌아섰다. · But with summer, orders started to fall.
• 경쟁이 치열하니만큼 가격만으로는 살아남기 어렵다. · Since competition is so fierce, price alone won’t keep you alive.