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걸음

Pronunciation
거름
Part of speech
noun
Vocabulary level
beginner

step; walk

The act of moving legs and feet forward one after the other.

visit

The act of visiting a certain place.

action; initiative

(figurative) An act, activity, or decision.

step

The unit for counting the movement of two feet.

Idioms

걸음아 날 살려라

Legs, please save my life; Steps, please save my life

An exclamation that one says to oneself when running away from danger as fast as one can.

걸음을 떼다

take off a step

To start walking.

take off a step

To start a business for the first time after preparation.

걸음을 재촉하다

quicken one's step

To go hurriedly.

quicken someone's step

To demand someone to go hurriedly.

걸음을 하다

make one's step

For someone older and with higher status or position to pay a visit to someone with lower position.