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TOPIK 4noun

대변

daebyeon

대변이 · 대변을

feces, stool

Example

병원에서 대변 검사를 받으라고 했어요.

The hospital told me to get a stool test.

Word parts

대 big변 excretion

Literally 'big excretion' — the word for poop.

Good to know

대변 is medical and polite; 똥 is the casual word.