How do you say "bow to instructor" in Korean?

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Multiple Choice

How do you say "bow to instructor" in Korean?

Explanation:
Showing respect in Taekwondo comes from using the right honorific and performing the bow. To bow to the instructor you say 사범님께 경례, which literally places the recipient with께 after 사범님 (the instructor) and uses 경례 for the bow. In Romanized form, this matches the phrase that means “bow to the instructor.” The other phrases don’t combine the proper address with the act of bowing to someone in that role, so they don’t convey the correct meaning.

Showing respect in Taekwondo comes from using the right honorific and performing the bow. To bow to the instructor you say 사범님께 경례, which literally places the recipient with께 after 사범님 (the instructor) and uses 경례 for the bow. In Romanized form, this matches the phrase that means “bow to the instructor.” The other phrases don’t combine the proper address with the act of bowing to someone in that role, so they don’t convey the correct meaning.

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