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TOPIK 6noun

공업화

gongeophwa [공어퐈]

공업화가 · 공업화를

industrialization

Example

한국은 1960년대부터 빠르게 공업화되었습니다.

Korea industrialized rapidly from the 1960s on.

Word parts

공 work업 business화 become

Literally 'becoming industrial'; 공업 means manufacturing industry.

Good to know

Pronounced [공어퐈]; 공업화 and 산업화 are near synonyms, but 산업화 is more common today.