When Chinese people watch Korean dramas, such as What's Wrong With Secretary Kim 《金秘书为何那样》 & Crash Landing On You 《爱的迫降》, they will find that some specific words can be understood from conversations easily without subtitles, such as 秘书 secretary, 会议室 meeting room or 中队长 captain.
Yes, there are some words in Korean that sounds very close to Chinese, which makes it easier for Koreans to learn Chinese, or for Chinese people to learn Korean. Let’s take a look at these similar words in Chinese and Korean that can help your study.
| 英文 English |
简体中文 Simplified Chinese |
繁體字 Traditional Chinese |
拼音 Pinyin |
韩语 Korean |
| black tea | 红茶 | 紅茶 | hóngchá | 홍차 |
| green tea | 绿茶 | 綠茶 | lǜchá | 녹차 |
| secretary | 秘书 | 秘書 | mìshū | 비서 |
| sun | 太阳 | 太陽 | tàiyáng | 태양 |
| safety | 安全 | 安全 | ānquán | 안전 |
| victory | 胜利 | 勝利 | shènglì | 승리 |
| courage | 勇气 | 勇氣 | yǒngqì | 용기 |
| professor | 教授 | 教授 | jiàoshòu | 교수 |
| classroom | 教室 | 教室 | jiàoshì | 교실 |
| man | 男子 | 男子 | nánzi | 남성 |
| cold noodles | 冷面 | 冷麵 | lěng miàn | 냉면 |
| market | 市场 | 市場 | shìchǎng | 시장 |
| mayor | 市长 | 市長 | shìzhǎng | 시장 |
| transportation | 交通 | 交通 | jiāotōng | 교통 |
| indoor | 室内 | 室內 | shìnèi | 실내 |
| go sightseeing | 观光 | 觀光 | guānguāng | 관광 |
| prepare | 准备 | 准備 | zhǔnbèi | 준비 |
| agree | 同意 | 同意 | tóngyì | 동의 |
| cheers | 干杯 | 乾杯 | gānbēi | 건배 |
| princess | 公主 | 公主 | gōngzhǔ | 공주 |
| time | 时间 | 時間 | shíjiān | 시각 |
| move | 移动 | 移動 | yídòng | 이동 |
| meeting room | 会议室 | 會議室 | huìyì shì | 회의실 |
| credit card | 信用卡 | 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | 신용 카드 |
| cosmetic | 化妆品 | 化妝品 | huàzhuāngpǐn | 화장품 |
| library | 图书馆 | 圖書館 | túshūguǎn | 도서관 |
Click to play the Mandarin Chinese audio version of the word list.
Click to play the Korean audio version of the word list.
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