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바이러스

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Understanding '바이러스'

The Korean word '바이러스' directly refers to 'virus' in both biological and technological contexts. It is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing illnesses like the flu or computer viruses.

Common Contexts

  • Medical: Refers to viruses causing diseases, such as cold or flu viruses.
  • Technology: Refers to malicious software that infects computers.

Typical Collocations

  • 바이러스 감염 (virus infection): used when talking about being infected by a virus.
  • 바이러스 백신 (virus vaccine): refers to vaccines that prevent viral infections.
  • 컴퓨터 바이러스 (computer virus): specifically denotes viruses affecting computers.

Usage Notes

'바이러스' is a loanword from English and is pronounced similarly. It is used in both formal and informal contexts without change. Learners should note that it is often paired with words like '감염' (infection) or '백신' (vaccine) to specify the context.

A common learner mistake is confusing '바이러스' with '세균' (bacteria). Remember, '바이러스' refers to viruses, which are different from bacteria in biology.

Example Sentences

컴퓨터에 바이러스가 감염되어서 파일이 손상되었어요.

Keompyuteoe baireoseuga gamyeokdoeoseo paili sonsangdoeeosseoyo.

The computer got infected with a virus, so the files were damaged.

감기 바이러스가 유행해서 많은 사람이 아팠어요.

Gamgi baireoseuga yuhaenghaeseo maneun sarami apasseoyo.

A cold virus is spreading, so many people got sick.

바이러스 백신을 맞으면 감염을 예방할 수 있어요.

Baireoseu baeksineul majeumyeon gamyeomeul yebanghal su isseoyo.

If you get a virus vaccine, you can prevent infection.