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TOPIK 3noun

교통 체증

gyotong chejeung

교통 체증이 · 교통 체증을

traffic jam, traffic congestion

Example

출근 시간에는 교통 체증이 아주 심해요.

Traffic is really bad during the morning rush hour.

Word parts

교 exchange통 pass체 stuck증 symptom

Literally 'traffic stuck-symptom'; 체증 on its own also means indigestion.

Good to know

In conversation people usually say 차가 막혀요; 교통 체증 sounds like news or writing.