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TOPIK 4noun

구조 조정

gujo jojeong

구조 조정이 · 구조 조정을

restructuring; layoffs

Example

회사가 구조 조정을 해서 직원 백 명이 회사를 떠났어요.

The company restructured, so a hundred employees left.

Word parts

구 build조 make조 adjust정 arrange

Literally 'adjusting the structure'; often a polite word for cutting jobs.