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TOPIK 6noun

계보

gyebo

계보가 · 계보를

genealogy, lineage; line (of tradition or thought)

Example

이 작가는 한국 현대 문학의 계보를 잇고 있어요.

This writer carries on the lineage of modern Korean literature.

Word parts

계 lineage보 record

Literally 'lineage record'.

Good to know

Common collocation: 계보를 잇다 'to carry on the line of'.