맞은편
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Vocab · 1 sense
opposite side, across from
Examples
맞은편에 앉은 여자가 자꾸 나를 쳐다봐.
The woman sitting across from me keeps looking at me.
When you'd hear it
맞은편 is a neutral everyday word used in conversation, signs, directions, and descriptions of where people or places are located. It commonly appears with 에, as in 맞은편에 앉다 or 맞은편에 있다.
What learners get wrong
맞은편 usually means directly opposite or facing something, while 건너편 can mean the other side across a road, river, or boundary without implying a face-to-face position. Use 맞은편 for a location directly across from a reference point.
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