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TOPIK 2noun

경찰서

gyeongchalseo [경찰써]

경찰서가 · 경찰서를

police station

Example

지갑을 잃어버려서 근처 경찰서에 갔어요.

I lost my wallet, so I went to a nearby police station.

Word parts

경 warn찰 inspect서 office

경찰 'police' (literally 'warn and inspect') + 서 'government office'.

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Pronounced [경찰써] — 서 becomes tense after the ㄹ.