This is the 5289th most frequent Korean word.
대치
"대치" means "confrontation" or "substitution," depending on context.
In this sentence, '대치' is used to describe a confrontational or opposing stance or situation between entities, such as countries.
두 나라 간의 대치 상황은 긴장을 고조시키고 있습니다.
The confrontation situation between the two countries is escalating tensions.
Here, '대치' refers to a proper noun, Daechi-dong, which is a neighborhood in Seoul, showcasing its use as a specific location name.
고등학교로 올라가면서 대치동에 이사하게 되었어요.
When moving up to high school, we relocated to the Daechi-dong area.
In this sentence, '대치' is used as a verb meaning 'to replace' or 'to substitute', indicating the act of changing one element for another.