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TOPIK 4noun

단속

dansok

단속이 · 단속을

crackdown, enforcement, control

Example

오늘 밤 이 도로에서 음주 운전 단속이 있어요.

There is a drunk-driving checkpoint on this road tonight.

Word parts

단 gather속 bind

Literally 'gather and bind'—keeping things tightly under control.

Good to know

단속에 걸리다 'to get caught in a crackdown' is very common.