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noun[C]
a post office; a place or institution that handles mail, parcels, postal services, and often related financial services
ucheguk
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 郵遞局: 郵 ‘mail, post’ + 遞 ‘relay, deliver’ + 局 ‘office, bureau’.
Examples
우체국에 가서 소포를 보냈어요.
ucheguge gaseo soporeul bonaesseoyo
I went to the post office and sent a package.
집 근처에 우체국이 있어요.
jip geuncheoe uchegugi isseoyo
There is a post office near my house.
우체국에서 등기 우편을 찾았습니다.
uchegugeseo deunggi upyeoneul chajasseumnida
I picked up registered mail at the post office.
Character Breakdown
우
u
mail; post
체
che
relay; deliver
국
guk
office; bureau
Collocations
우체국에 가다
우체국에서 보내다
우체국 직원
우체국 택배
우체국 예금
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