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TOPIK 6verb

난립하다

nallipada [날리파다]

난립해요 · 난립했어요 · 난립할 거예요 · 난립한 (+noun)

to spring up in disorderly numbers, to proliferate

Example

선거를 앞두고 군소 정당들이 난립했습니다.

Ahead of the election, small parties sprang up everywhere.

Word parts

난 disorder립 stand

Literally 'stand in disorder': too many of something popping up chaotically.

Good to know

Pronounced [날리파다] — ㄴ becomes ㄹ before ㄹ.