| Hangul | 막상 |
| Romanization | maksang |
| Meaning | when it actually comes down to it; in practice; when faced with |
| Part of Speech | adverb |
| TOPIK Level | TOPIK Level 4 |
막상 해보니 생각보다 쉬웠어요.
maksang haeboni saenggakboda swiwosseoyo.
When it actually came down to it, it was easier than I thought.
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막상 (maksang) means "when it actually comes down to it; in practice; when faced with" in Korean. It is a TOPIK Level 4 vocabulary word.
막상 is pronounced "maksang" in Revised Romanization.
막상 is a TOPIK Level 4 word. TOPIK Level 4 is the upper-intermediate level with ~5,000 words.