초보

chobo

beginner

나는 초보 요리사입니다.

I am a beginner cook.

informal

A person who is new to a skill, activity, or field and lacks experience.

그는 초보 운전자라서 조심스럽게 운전합니다.

He is a beginner driver, so he drives carefully.

Often used in contexts like sports, hobbies, or professional fields to describe someone at the starting level.

Collocations

for beginners

초보 is often used with other words like '운전' (driving), '요리' (cooking), or '스포츠' (sports) to specify the area of inexperience.

When referring to someone as a beginner, it's polite to use '초보자' instead of '초보' directly to avoid sounding condescending.

Combination of '초(初)' meaning 'beginning' and '보(步)' meaning 'step', literally 'first step'.

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe someone who is just starting out in a particular area.

초

beginning

prefix

보

step

suffix

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