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TOPIK 6noun

기관지

gigwanji

기관지가 · 기관지를

bronchial tubes, bronchi

Example

기관지가 약해서 겨울마다 기침을 오래 해요.

My bronchial tubes are weak, so I cough for a long time every winter.

Word parts

기 air관 pipe지 branch

Literally 'branches of the air pipe' — the tubes that split off the windpipe.

Good to know

기관지염 (bronchitis) is the most common collocation you'll hear at a clinic.