청소
cheongso · TOPIK 1
cleaning
🧹 청소 = 淸 clear/pure + 掃 sweep: sweep until clean
Sino-Korean compound: 청 (淸) means clear or pure, as in 청결 (cleanliness); 소 (掃) means to sweep. Same word as Chinese 清扫 (qīngsǎo). Add 하다 to get the verb 청소하다, to clean.
cheongso · TOPIK 1
cleaning
🧹 청소 = 淸 clear/pure + 掃 sweep: sweep until clean
Sino-Korean compound: 청 (淸) means clear or pure, as in 청결 (cleanliness); 소 (掃) means to sweep. Same word as Chinese 清扫 (qīngsǎo). Add 하다 to get the verb 청소하다, to clean.